Multiplexed receptor-ligand interaction screens

ABSTRACT

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a population of cells, wherein each cell comprises: i.) a heterologous receptor gene; ii.) an inducible reporter comprising a receptor-responsive element; wherein expression of the reporter is dependent on the activation of the activity of the receptor encoded by the receptor gene, and wherein the reporter comprises a barcode comprising an index region that is unique to the heterologous receptor gene; and wherein the cells express different heterologous receptors and wherein each single cell expresses one or more copies of one specific heterologous receptor and one or more copies of one specific reporter.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/528,833, filed Jul. 5, 2017, which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety.

This invention was made with Government support under 1555952, awardedby the National Science Foundation. The Government has certain rights inthe invention.

BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention

The current disclosure relates to the field of medicine and drugdiscovery.

2. Description of Related Art

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most importantclasses of drug targets, with approximately one-third of currentlymarketed drugs having their effect through GPCRs. G protein-coupledreceptors (GPCRs) represent 50-60% of the current drug targets. Thisfamily of membrane proteins plays a crucial role in drug discoverytoday. Classically, a number of drugs based on GPCRs have been developedfor such different indications as cardiovascular, metabolic,neurodegenerative, psychiatric, and oncologic diseases.

Moreover, there are currently few, if any methods that allow for aneffective and efficient large-scale screen of thousands and even tens ofthousands of receptors in a single assay platform. There is asignificant need in the art for improvements in receptor and ligandinteraction screens.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The current disclosure relates to nucleic acids, vectors, cells, viralparticles, and methods that can be used to determine specific receptoractivation. Accordingly, certain embodiments relate to nucleic acidscomprising i.) a heterologous receptor gene; and ii.) an induciblereporter comprising a receptor-responsive element; wherein theexpression of the reporter is dependent on the activation of theactivity of the receptor encoded by the receptor gene, and wherein thereporter comprises a barcode comprising an index region that is uniquelyidentifiable to the heterologous receptor gene. Further aspects relateto a vector comprising nucleic acids of the disclosure. Further aspectsrelate to a vector comprising a heterologous receptor gene. The term“heterologous,” in the context of polynucleotides, refers to a gene orpolynucleotide that has been transferred to a cell by gene transfermethods known in the art or described herein; progeny of such cells mayalso be referred to as containing the heterologous nucleic acid sequenceif the exogenously derived sequence remains in the descendant cells. Thecell may already contain an endogenous gene that is identical to theheterologous receptor gene or the cell may lack any endogenous genesthat are related or identical to the heterologous gene. The term“heterologous cell” or “host cell” refers to a cell intentionallycontaining a heterologous nucleic acid sequence

The term “encode” as it is applied to polynucleotides refers to apolynucleotide which is said to “encode” a polypeptide if, in its nativestate or when manipulated by methods well known to those skilled in theart, it can be transcribed and/or translated to produce the mRNA for thepolypeptide and/or a fragment thereof. The antisense strand is thecomplement of such a nucleic acid, and the encoding sequence can bededuced therefrom.

In some embodiments, the vector further comprises an inducible reporter;wherein expression of the reporter is dependent on the activation of theactivity of the receptor encoded by the receptor gene, and wherein thereporter comprises a barcode comprising an index region that is uniqueto the heterologous receptor gene. Further aspects relate to a vectorcomprising an inducible reporter comprising a barcode.

Further aspects relate to a population of cells, wherein each cellcomprises: i.) a heterologous receptor gene; ii.) an inducible reportercomprising a receptor-responsive element; wherein expression of thereporter is dependent on the activation of the activity of the receptorencoded by the receptor gene, and wherein the reporter comprises abarcode comprising an index region that is unique to the heterologousreceptor gene; and wherein the cells express different heterologousreceptors and wherein each single cell expresses one or more copies ofone specific heterologous receptor and one or more copies of onespecific reporter. For example, the population of cells may comprise atleast a first cell with a first receptor gene and a first induciblereporter, a second cell with a second receptor gene and a secondinducible reporter, a third cell with a third receptor gene and aninducible reporter, a fourth cell with a fourth receptor gene and afourth inducible reporter . . . and a 1000th cell with a 1000th receptorgene and a 1000th inducible reporter . . . etc. The population of cellsmay comprise cells, each of which contains only one receptor and anassociated inducible reporter comprising a barcode comprising an indexregion that can be used to identify the heterologous receptor that isactivated in the same cell. The population of cells may comprise atleast or at most 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200,250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200,1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400,2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600,3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4500, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10⁴, 10⁵,10⁶, 10^(7,), 10⁸, 10⁹, or 10¹⁰ cells (or any derivable range therein),which represents the number of different receptor genes and theirassociated inducible reporter. Furthermore, in some embodiments, theinducible reporter produces an expressed nucleic acid that uniquelyidentifies the heterologous receptor gene that was expressed in thatcell. The different receptor genes may be receptors belonging to a classof receptors, such as olfactory receptors, hormone receptors,adrenoceptors, drug-responsive receptors, and the like. Accordingly, thepopulation of cells may comprise cells that express one and only onereceptor gene (although it may be expressed from multiple copies of thesame gene) and one and only one associated inducible reporter (althoughthere may be multiple copies of the inducible reporter). In someembodiments, the cells each express one variant of the same receptorgene. It is contemplated that a single screen may involve the number ofcells/receptors discussed herein. This differs in scale than otherscreens, which may involve employing screens serially in order to havethe magnitude of some embodiments provided by this disclosure.

Further embodiments relate to a cell comprising i.) a heterologousreceptor gene; and ii.) an inducible reporter comprising areceptor-responsive element; wherein expression of the reporter isdependent on the activation of the activity of the receptor encoded bythe receptor gene, and wherein the reporter comprises a barcodecomprising an index region that is unique to the heterologous receptorgene. In some embodiments, expression of the heterologous gene is“sustainable,” meaning expression of the heterologous gene remains atlevel that is within about or within at least about 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,60, 70, 80, 90, or 100% of an expression level of cells from 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 passages or more (orany range derivable therein) prior to the later cells or from 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7 days and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 weeks and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12 months (or any range derivable therein) at a point intime prior to those later cells. In certain embodiments, the cellsexhibit sustainable expression of the receptors to be tested. In someembodiments, cells express the receptors at a level that is within 2× ofthe level first measured following 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15,20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 passages or more (or any range derivabletherein).

In some embodiments, the receptor gene encodes for a G-protein coupledreceptor (GPCR). In some embodiments, the reporter is induced uponsignal transduction by the activated receptor protein. In someembodiments, activation of the receptor protein comprises binding of thereceptor to a ligand. In some embodiments, the receptor gene furthercomprises one or more additional polynucleotides encoding for anauxiliary polypeptide. In some embodiments, the auxiliary polypeptidecomprises a selectable or screenable protein. In some embodiments, theauxiliary polypeptide comprises a protein or peptide tag. In someembodiments, the auxiliary polypeptide comprises a transcription factor.In some embodiments, the auxiliary polypeptide comprises one or moretrafficking tags. In some embodiments, the auxiliary polypeptidecomprises two trafficking tags. In some embodiments, the auxiliarypolypeptide comprises at least, at most, or exactly 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (orany derivable range therein) trafficking tags. In some embodiments, thetrafficking tags comprise a Lucy and/or Rho trafficking tags. In someembodiments, the trafficking tag comprises a signal peptide. In someembodiments, the signal peptide is a cleavable peptide cleaved in vivoby endogenous proteins. Exemplary auxiliary polypeptides are describedherein. In some embodiments, the receptor gene encodes for a fusionprotein comprising the receptor gene and the auxiliary polypeptide. Insome embodiments, the fusion protein comprises a protease site betweenthe receptor gene and the auxiliary polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the reporter is induced by signal transduction uponactivation of the GPCR. In some embodiments, the receptor-responsiveelement comprises one or more of a cAMP response element (CRE), anuclear factor of activated T-cells response element (NFAT-RE), serumresponse element (SRE), and serum response factor response element(SRF-RE). In some embodiments, the receptor-responsive element comprisesa DNA element that is bound by the auxiliary polypeptide transcriptionfactor. In some embodiments, the auxiliary polypeptide transcriptionfactor comprises reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator (rtTA),and the receptor-responsive element comprises a tetracycline responsiveelement (TRE).

In some embodiments, the receptor-response element comprises CRE. Insome embodiments, the CRE comprises at least 5 repeats of tgacgtca (SEQID NO:1). In some embodiments, the CRE comprises at least, at most, orexactly 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 repeats of SEQ ID NO:1 (or anyderivable range therein). In some embodiments, the CRE comprisescgtcgtgacgtcagacagaccacgcgatcgctcgagtccgccggtcaatccggtgacgtcacgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaagggggttgacgtcacattaaatcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtgacgtcaacaggcatcgtggtgtcacgctcgtcgtgacgtcagtcgctttaactggccctggctttggcagcctgtagcctgacgtcagagagcctgacgtcaGagagcggagactctagagggtatataatggaagctcgaattccagcttggcattccggtactgttggtaaa (SEQ ID NO:2)or a sequence that is at least, at most, or exactly 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,95, 96, 97, 98, or 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:2 or a fragment thereof,for example, a fragment of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150,175, 200, 225 250, 275, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309,310, 312, 313, 314, or 315 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQ ID NO:2 (orany derivable range therein).

In some embodiments, the GPCR is an olfactory receptor (OR). ORs areknown in the art and further described herein. In some embodiments, thereceptor gene comprises a nuclear hormone receptor gene. In someembodiments, the receptor gene comprises a receptor tyrosine kinasegene. In some embodiments, the receptor comprises an adrenoceptor. Insome embodiments, the adrenoceptor comprises a beta-2 adrenergicreceptor. In some embodiments, the receptor comprises a receptordescribed herein. In some embodiments, the receptor is a transmembranereceptor. In some embodiments, the receptor is an intracellularreceptor.

In some embodiments, the vector is a viral vector. In furtherembodiments, the vector is one known in the art and/or described herein.In some embodiments, the vector comprises a lentiviral vector.

In some embodiments, the receptor gene comprises a constitutivepromoter. Exemplary constitutive promoters include, CMV, RSV, SV40 andthe like. In some embodiments, the receptor gene comprises a conditionalpromoter. The term “conditional promoter” as used herein refers to apromoter that can be induced by the addition of an inducer and/orswitched from the “off” state to the “on” state or the “on” state to the“off” state by the change of conditions, such as the change oftemperature or the addition of a molecule such as an activator, aco-activator, or a ligand. Examples of a conditional promoter includes a“Tet-on” or “Tet-off” system, which can be used to inducible expressproteins in cells.

In some embodiments, the reporter comprises an expressed RNA. In someembodiments, the reporter comprises a barcode of at least 10 nucleicacids. The barcode may be, be at least, or be at most, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75,80, 85, 90, 95, 100 or more nucleic acids (or any derivable rangetherein) in length. In some embodiments, the reporter comprises orfurther comprises an open reading frame (ORF); wherein the genecomprises a 3′ untranslated region (UTR). In some embodiments, thebarcode is located in the 3′UTR of a gene, reporter, or other nucleicacid segment, such as for a gene encoding a fluorescent protein. In someembodiments, the ORF encodes a selectable or screenable protein. In someembodiments, the ORF encodes a fluorescent protein. In some embodiments,the ORF encodes a luciferase protein.

In some embodiments, the receptor gene is flanked at the 5′ and/or 3′end by insulator sequences. In some embodiments, the reporter is flankedat the 5′ and/or 3′ end by insulator sequences. In some embodiments, thereporter gene is flanked at only the 5′ end or at only the 3′ end. Insome embodiments, the reporter gene is not flanked at the 3′ end by aninsulator. In some embodiments, the reporter gene is not flanked at the5′ end by an insulator. In some embodiments, the receptor gene isflanked at only the 5′ end or at only the 3′ end. In some embodiments,the receptor gene is not flanked at the 3′ end by an insulator. In someembodiments, the receptor gene is not flanked at the 5′ end by aninsulator.

In some embodiments, the insulator comprises a cHS4 insulator. In someembodiments, the insulator comprisesGAGGGACAGCCCCCCCCCAAAGCCCCCAGGGATGTAATTACGTCCCTCCCCCGCTAGGGGGCAGCAGCGAGCCGCCCGGGGCTCCGCTCCGGTCCGGCGCTCCCCCCGCATCCCCGAGCCGGCAGCGTGCGGGGACAGCCCGGGCACGGGGAAGGTGGCACGGGATCGCTTTCCTCTGAACGCTTCTCGCTGCTCTTTGAGCCTGCAGACACCTGGG GGGATACGGGGAAAA(SEQ ID NO:3) or a sequence that is at least, at most, or exactly 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:3 or afragment thereof, for example, a fragment of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90,100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 205, 210, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, or 231 contiguous nucleicacids of SEQ ID NO:3 (or any derivable range therein).

In some embodiments, the insulator is a CTCF insulator, which isregulated by the CTCF repressor, or gypsy insulator, which is found inthe gypsy retrotransposon of Drosophila.

In some embodiments, the vector comprises a second, third, fourth, orfifth barcode. In some embodiments, at least one of the second, third,or fourth barcode comprises an index region that is unique to one ormore of: an assay condition or a position on a microplate. Assayconditions may include the addition of a specific ligand, the additionof a specific concentration of a ligand, or variant of a ligand, orconcentration or variant of a metabolite, small molecule, polypeptide,inhibitor, repressor, or nucleic acid. In some embodiments, theadditional barcode may be used to identify where the cell was positionedon a microplate, so that the assay conditions at that particularposition may be identified and connected to the barcode.

Further aspects of the disclosure relate to a viral particle comprisingone or more vectors or nucleic acids of the disclosure. Yet furtheraspects of the disclosure relate to a cell comprising a nucleic acid,vector, or viral particle of the disclosure. Further embodiments relateto a cell comprising a plurality of copies of a vector of thedisclosure. In some embodiments, the cell comprises at least threecopies of the vector. In some embodiments, the cell comprises at leastfour copies of the vector. In some embodiments, the cell comprises atleast, at most, or exactly 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, or 20copies (or any derivable range therein) of the vector.

In some embodiments, the cell or cells of the disclosure furthercomprises one or more genes encoding for one or more accessory proteins.In some embodiments, the one or more accessory proteins comprises one ormore of a G α-subunit, Ric-8B, RTP1L, RTP2, RTP3, RTP4, CHMR3, andRTP1S. In some embodiments, the one or more accessory proteins comprisesan arrestin protein. In some embodiments, the one or more accessoryproteins comprises a Gi or Gq protein. In some embodiments, the arrestinprotein is fused to a protease. In some embodiments, the one or moreaccessory proteins comprises one or more of a chaperone protein, a Gprotein, and a guanine nucleotide exchange factor. In some embodiments,the accessory proteins are integrated into the genome of the cell. Asshown in the examples of the application, stable integration of theaccessory factors provides for surprisingly good results, compared totransient expression. In some embodiments, the accessory proteins aretransiently expressed. In some embodiments, the cell comprises stableintegration of one or more exogenous nucleotides encoding one or moreaccessory factor genes, wherein the accessory factor genes compriseRTP1S, RTP2, G α-subunit (NCBI gene ID:2774), or Ric-8b (NCBI Gene ID237422).

In some embodiments, the cell further comprises a receptor proteinexpressed from the heterologous receptor gene. In some embodiments, thereceptor protein is localized intracellularly. In some embodiments, thecell lacks an endogenous gene that encodes for a protein that is atleast 80% identical to the heterologous receptor gene. In someembodiments, the cell lacks an endogenous gene that encodes for aprotein that is at least, at most, or exactly 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100% identical (or any derivable range therein)to the heterologous receptor gene. In some embodiments, the receptorgene is integrated into the cell's genome. In some embodiments, theinducible reporter is integrated into the cell's genome. In someembodiments, the receptor gene and/or the inducible reporter is/aretransiently expressed.

In some embodiments, the receptor gene and inducible reporter aregenetically linked. In some embodiments, the receptor gene and induciblereporter are genetically unlinked. In some embodiments, the receptorgene and inducible reporter are inserted into the cell's genome and arewithin or separated by at least 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000,5000, or 10000 base pairs (bp) (or any range derivable therein) fromeach other. In further embodiments, the receptor gene and the induciblereporter are on separate genetic elements, such as separate chromosomesand/or extrachromosomal molecules.

In some embodiments, the integrated receptor gene and/or induciblereporter are integrated into the cellular genome by targetedintegration. In some embodiments, the integrated receptor gene and/orinducible reporter are randomly integrated into the genome. In someembodiments, the random integration comprises transposition of thereceptor gene and/or inducible reporter. In some embodiments, the cellcomprises at least 2 copies of the receptor gene and/or induciblereporter. In other methods of random integration, DNA can be introducedinto a cell and allowed to randomly integrate through recombination. Insome embodiments, the integration is into the H11 safe harbor locus. Insome embodiments, the integration is targeted integration into the H11safe harbor locus.

In some embodiments, the receptor gene comprises a constitutivepromoter. In some embodiments, the expression of the receptor isconstitutive. In some embodiments, the receptor gene comprises aconditional promoter. In some embodiments, the expression of thereceptor is conditional or inducible. In some embodiments, theheterologous receptor gene is operatively coupled to an induciblepromoter. In some embodiments, the inducible or conditional promoter isa tetracycline response element.

In some embodiments, the expression level of the heterologous receptoris at a physiologically relevant expression level. The term“physiologically relevant expression level” refers to an expressionlevel that is similar or equivalent to the endogenous expression levelof the receptor in a cell. In other embodiments, the level of expressionmay below a physiologically relevant level. It is contemplated that insome embodiments, the sensitivity of sequencing a barcode allows forexpression levels that are lower than what is needed for less sensitiveassays. In some embodiments, the level of RNA transcripts is, is atleast, or is at most about 10, 10², 10³, 10⁴, 10⁵, 10⁶, 10^(7,), 10⁸,10⁹, or 10¹⁰ or any range derivable therein.

In some embodiments, the cell or cells are frozen. In some embodiments,the cell is a mammalian cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a humanembryonic kidney 293T (HEK293T) cells.

Further aspects relate to an assay system comprising the cells orpopulation of cells described herein.

Further aspects relate to a method for screening for ligand and receptorbinding, the method comprising: contacting the cell or cells of thedisclosure with a ligand; detecting one or more reporters; anddetermining the identity of the one or more reporters; wherein theidentity of the reporter indicates the identity of the bound receptor.Methods may involve screening some number of receptors and/or somenumber of ligands within a certain time period. In some embodiments, asingle screen involves assaying about, at least about, or at most about10, 10², 10³, 10⁴, 10⁵, 10⁶, 10^(7,), 10⁸, 10⁹, or 10¹⁰ different cellsand/or receptors (or any range derivable therein) with about, about atleast, or about at most 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150,200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200,1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400,2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600,3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4500, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10⁴, 10⁵,10⁶, 10^(7,), 10⁸, 10⁹, or 10¹⁰ ligands or potential ligands (or anyrange derivable therein) in a matter of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 days and/or 1,2, 3, 4, 5 weeks and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 months (and any rangederiveable therein), where the screen begins when cells are contactedwith a candidate ligand and the screen ends when a receptor isidentified by its sequenced barcode.

In some embodiments, at least 300 different heterologous receptors areexpressed in a population of cells. In some embodiments, at least 2, 5,10, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000,4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 20000, 30000, 40000, 50000,or more receptors are expressed in a population of cells. In someembodiments, the population of cells comprises at least or at most 10⁴,10⁵, 10⁶, 10^(7,), 10⁸, 10⁹, 10¹⁰, 10¹¹, or 10¹² cells (or any rangederivable therein). In some embodiments, the population of cells areco-mixed in one composition. The composition may be a suspendedcomposition of cells or a plated composition of cells. In someembodiments, the population of cells are adhered to a substrate, such asa cell culture dish. In some embodiments, the population of cells arecontained within one well of a substrate or within one cell culturedish.

In some embodiments, determining the identity of the reporter comprisesisolating nucleic acids from the cell. In some embodiments, the nucleicacids comprise RNA. In some embodiments, the method further comprisesperforming a reverse transcriptase reaction on the isolated RNA to makea cDNA. In some embodiments, the method further comprises amplifying theisolated nucleic acids. In some embodiments, the method furthercomprises sequencing the isolated nucleic acids. In some embodiments,the reverse transcriptase reaction is performed in the lysate. In someembodiments, detecting one or more reporters comprises detecting thelevel of fluorescence from the cell or cells. In some embodiments, themethod further comprises plating the cells. In some embodiments, thecells are plated onto a 96-well cell culture plate. In some embodiments,the cells or cells are frozen and the method further comprises thawingfrozen cells.

Certain aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for screening forligand and receptor binding comprising: contacting a population of cellswith a ligand; wherein each cell of the population of cells comprises:i.) a heterologous receptor gene; and ii.) an inducible reportercomprising a receptor-responsive element; wherein expression of thereporter is dependent on the activation of the activity of the receptorencoded by the receptor gene, and wherein the reporter comprises abarcode comprising an index region that is unique to the heterologousreceptor gene; and wherein the population of cells express at least 2different receptors from the heterologous receptor genes and whereineach single cell has one or more copies of one specific heterologousreceptor and one or more copies of one specific reporter; detecting oneor more reporters; and determining the identity of the one or morereporters; wherein the identity of the reporter indicates the identityof the bound receptor.

Methods further involve expressing in a cell any receptor identified ina screen. The receptor may be purified or isolated. One or moreidentified receptors may also be cloned. It may then be transfected intoa different host cell for expression.

Further aspects relate to a vector library comprising at least twodifferent vectors, wherein the vectors comprise different heterologousreceptor genes and different inducible reporters. The vectors may be avector described herein. Further aspects relate to a cell librarycomprising the population of cells of the disclosure. Further aspectsrelate to a viral library comprising at least two viral particles of thedisclosure, wherein the viral particles comprise different heterologousreceptor genes and different inducible reporters.

Further aspects relate to a method for making a library of cellscomprising receptor proteins, the method comprising: i.) expressing anucleic acid or vector of the disclosure in cells or ii.) infecting thecells with a viral particle of the disclosure; wherein the cells expressdifferent heterologous receptors and wherein each single cell has one ormore copies of one specific heterologous receptor and one or more copiesof one specific reporter. Each cell may have at least, at most, orexactly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 copies (or any derivabley rangetherein) of the heterologous receptor gene and/or inducible reporter. Incertain embodiments, the cell comprises at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,or 10 copies (or any derivable range therein) of a nucleic acid encodingthe receptor gene and/or inducible reporter.

Further aspects relate to kits comprising vectors, cells, nucleic acids,libraries, primers, probes, sequencing reagents and/or buffers asdescribed herein.

Further aspects relate to a nucleic acid comprising: i.) a heterologousreceptor gene operatively coupled to an inducible promoter; and ii.) areporter comprising a receptor-responsive element; wherein theexpression of the reporter is dependent on the activation of theactivity of the receptor encoded by the heterologous receptor gene, andwherein the reporter comprises a barcode comprising an index region thatis unique to the heterologous receptor gene. In some embodiments, thecomprises at least 2 copies to at least 6 copies of the nucleic acid.

The term “an equivalent nucleic acid” refers to a nucleic acid having anucleotide sequence having a certain degree of homology with thenucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid or complement thereof. A homologof a double stranded nucleic acid is intended to include nucleic acidshaving a nucleotide sequence which has a certain degree of homology withor with the complement thereof. In one aspect, homologs of nucleic acidsare capable of hybridizing to the nucleic acid or complement thereof.Nucleic acids of the disclosure also include equivalent nucleic acids.

A polynucleotide or polynucleotide region (or a polypeptide orpolypeptide region) may have at least, at more, or exactly, 60%, 65%,70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98% or 99% (or any derivable rangetherein) of “sequence identity” or “homology” to another sequence meansthat, when aligned, that percentage of bases (or amino acids) are thesame in comparing the two sequences. This alignment and the percenthomology or sequence identity can be determined using software programsknown in the art, for example those described in Ausubel et al. eds.(2007) Current Protocols in Molecular Biology.

Biologically equivalent polynucleotides are those having the specifiedpercent homology and encoding a polypeptide having the same or similarbiological activity.

“About” and “approximately” shall generally mean an acceptable degree oferror for the quantity measured given the nature or precision of themeasurements. Typically, exemplary degrees of error are within 20percent (%), preferably within 10%, and more preferably within 5% of agiven value or range of values. Alternatively, and particularly inbiological systems, the terms “about” and “approximately” may meanvalues that are within an order of magnitude, preferably within 5-foldand more preferably within 2-fold of a given value. In some embodimentsit is contemplated that an numerical value discussed herein may be usedwith the term “about” or “approximately.”

As used herein, the term “comprising” is intended to mean that thecompositions and methods include the recited elements, but not excludingothers. “Consisting essentially of” when used to define compositions andmethods, shall mean excluding other elements of any essentialsignificance to the combination for the stated purpose. “Consistingessentially of” in the context of pharmaceutical compositions of thedisclosure is intended to include all the recited active agents andexcludes any additional non-recited active agents, but does not excludeother components of the composition that are not active ingredients.Thus, a composition consisting essentially of the elements as definedherein would not exclude trace contaminants from the isolation andpurification method and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such asphosphate buffered saline, preservatives and the like. “Consisting of”shall mean excluding more than trace elements of other ingredients andsubstantial method steps for administering the compositions of thisinvention or process steps to produce a composition or achieve anintended result. Embodiments defined by each of these transition termsare within the scope of this invention.

The terms “protein”, “polypeptide” and “peptide” are usedinterchangeably herein when referring to a gene product or functionalprotein.

The terms “contacted” and “exposed,” when applied to a cell, are usedherein to describe the process by which an agent is delivered to atarget cell or are placed in direct juxtaposition with the target cellor target molecule.

The use of the word “a” or “an” when used in conjunction with the term“comprising” in the claims and/or the specification may mean “one,” butit is also consistent with the meaning of “one or more,” “at least one,”and “one or more than one.”

Throughout this application, the term “about” is used to indicate that avalue includes the standard deviation of error for the device or methodbeing employed to determine the value.

The use of the term “or” in the claims is used to mean “and/or” unlessexplicitly indicated to refer to alternatives only or the alternativesare mutually exclusive, although the disclosure supports a definitionthat refers to only alternatives as well as “and/or.” As used herein“another” may mean at least a second or more.

As used in this specification and claim(s), the words “comprising” (andany form of comprising, such as “comprise” and “comprises”), “having”(and any form of having, such as “have” and “has”), “including” (and anyform of including, such as “includes” and “include”) or “containing”(and any form of containing, such as “contains” and “contain”) areinclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecitedelements or method steps. It is contemplated that any embodiment setforth with the term “comprising” may also be substituted with the word“consisting of” for “comprising.”

It is contemplated that any method or composition described herein canbe implemented with respect to any other method or composition describedherein and that different embodiments may be combined.

Use of the one or more compositions may be employed based on methodsdescribed herein. Use of one or more compositions may be employed in thepreparation of medicaments for treatments according to the methodsdescribed herein. Other embodiments are discussed throughout thisapplication. Any embodiment discussed with respect to one aspect of thedisclosure applies to other aspects of the disclosure as well and viceversa. The embodiments in the Example section are understood to beembodiments that are applicable to all aspects of the technologydescribed herein.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description. It should beunderstood, however, that the detailed description and the specificexamples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, aregiven by way of illustration only, since various changes andmodifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will becomeapparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.

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The following drawings form part of the present specification and areincluded to further demonstrate certain aspects of the presentinvention. The invention may be better understood by reference to one ormore of these drawings in combination with the detailed description ofspecific embodiments presented herein.

FIG. 1. Overview of Multiplexed Reporter Scheme. Diagram detailingmultiplexed scheme. Diagram detailing the barcoding strategy for the ORlibrary. Each OR is linked to a unique barcode in the 3′ UTR of thereporter gene. Mukku3a cells are clonally integrated with each OR,pooled, and seeded for odorant induction. After induction, the barcodedtranscripts are sequenced and quantified to determine the relativeaffinity for each odorant-receptor pair.

FIG. 2. Ind. Cell Line Luc/RNA and Pilot Screen. a) Show Ind. Luc forStable Cell Line b) Show Ind. RNA for Stable Cell Line a) Individual,stable OR activation with known ligands measured via a cAMP responsiveluciferase genetic reporter in Mukku3a cells. b) Individual, stable ORactivation with known ligands measured via Q-RTPCR of the barcodedgenetic reporter in Mukku3a cells.

FIG. 3. Combined v. Sep Genetic Reporter. a) Schematic of Sep v. Comb b)Sep v. Comb Transient Data. a) Plasmid configuration for encoding the ORand the reporter separately and together. b) Comparison of transient ORactivation (MOR42-3 and MOR9-1) with known ligands measured via a cAMPresponsive luciferase genetic reporter in the separate and combinedconfigurations.

FIG. 4. Landing Pad. a) Schematic of Bxb1 b) Integration Efficiency c)B2 and OR int Luc. a) Schematic of Bxb1 recombination into a landingpad. HEK293T cells were pre-engineered to contain a single copy of thelanding pad the safe harbor locus H11 (Mukku1a cells). The landing padcontains the Bxb1 recombinase recognition site attp. Co-expression ofthe recombinase and a plasmid containing the corresponding attbrecognition site leads to a single, irreversible site-specificintegration event. This integration strategy enables the clonalintegration of a heterogeneous library in a single pot. b) Evaluation ofthe integration efficiency of the Bxb1 landing pad using flow cytometry.Cells were co-transfected with plasmids expressing the recombinase and aplasmid that conditionally expresses mCherry upon integration as well assolely with the mCherry plasmid. After multiple passages 7-8% of cellstransfected with the recombinase as well were fluorescent and no cellswithout the recombinase were fluorescent. c) Combined genetic reportersencoding an OR (MOR42-3) and the beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) wereintegrated into the landing pad. Both were induced with known agonistsand genetic reporter activation was measured with a luciferase assay.Dose dependent activation was observed for ADRB2 but not for MOR42-3.

FIG. 5. Inducible Scheme. a) Schematic b) Trans and Int Ind. a) Mukku1acells were transduced to constitutively express a reverse tetracyclinetransactivator (m2rtTA) and the constitutive promoter driving ORexpression was replaced with a tetracycline regulated promoter.(Tetracycline responsive GFP was integrated to confirm expression in thelanding pad with addition of doxycycline.) b) The inducible combinedgenetic reporter was screened for OR activation transiently andintegrated in the landing pad of Mukku2a cells. Transient activation ofMOR42-3 was observed in the presence of dox when stimulated withodorant, but was not observed when integrated in the landing pad. Thebars above each concentration of part b represent − Dox (left bar) and +Dox (right bar).

FIG. 6. Copy Number. a) Transposon Scheme b) Cons. Transposon c) Ind.Transposon d) QPCR. a) Diagram of the transposon schematic. The PiggyBactransposase excises the combined genetic reporter flanked byintermediate terminal repeats. Multiple copies of the sequence are theninserted at TTAA loci across the genome. b) When transposed in Mukku1acells under constitutive expression, MOR42-3 exhibits no dose responsiveluciferase production to ligand. c) When transposed in Mukku2a underinducible expression, MOR42-3 exhibits robust dose responsive luciferaseproduction to ligand in the presence of doxycycline. The bars above eachconcentration of part c represent − Dox (left bar) and + Dox (rightbar). d) Copy number of the transposon was determined for transpositionof three different ORs by QPCR of genomic DNA. Absolute copy number wasdetermined by comparing the Cq for the transposons relative to theclonally integrated combined genetic reporter in the landing pad. Thebars in part d represent (from left to right) control, MOR203-1, MOR9-1,and Olfr62.

FIG. 7. a) Trans AF b) Clone Selection. a) Comparison of transient ORactivation (Olfr62 and MOR30-1) with known ligands measured via thecombined luciferase genetic reporter in the presence or absence of theaccessory factors RTP1S and RTP2. b) Mukku2a cells were transposed withfour accessory factors (RTP1S, RTP2, Gαolf, and Ric8b) regulated underinducible expression. Individual clones were isolated and functionallyassessed for accessory factor expression. Clones were assayed fortransient OR activation (Olfr62 and OR7D4) with known ligands via theseparate luciferase genetic reporter. The clone (Mukku3a) that displayedrobust activation for both, typical morphology and growth rates wasselected for downstream applications.

FIG. 8. Landing Pad Integration.

FIG. 9. A genomically integrated synthetic circuit allows screening ofmammalian olfactory receptor activation. a.) Schematic of the syntheticcircuit for stable OR expression and function in an engineered HEK293Tcell line. b) MOR42-3 reporter activation expressing the receptortransiently or genomically integrated at varying copy number and underconstitutive or inducible expression. c) Olfr62 reporter activationwith/without accessory factors and transiently expressed/integrated intothe engineered cell line. d) Dose-response curves for OR reporteractivation integrated into the engineered cell line.

FIG. 10. Large-Scale, Multiplexed Screening of OlfactoryReceptor-Odorant Interactions. a) Schematic for the creation of alibrary of OR reporter cell lines and for multiplexed screening. b)Comparison of MOR30-1 and Olfr62 reporter activation when tested with atransient or genomically integrated luciferase assay or the pooledRNA-seq assay. c) Heatmap of all interactions from the screen clusteredby similarity of the odorant and receptor responses and colored by thelowest concentration that triggered reporter activity. d) Hitsidentified for four ORs (black) mapped onto a PCA projection of thechemical space of our odorant panel (grey).

FIG. 11. Engineering HEK293 Cells for Stable, Functional OR Expression.a) Comparison of MOR42-3 activation from inducibly driven receptorexpression that was either transiently transfected or integrated atsingle copy at the H11 genomic locus. B. Activation from cells withMOR42-3 integrated at multiple copies in the genome under eitherconstitutive or inducible expression. c) Relative receptor/reporter DNAcopy number determined with qPCR for three transposed ORs relative to asingle copy integrant. d) MOR30-1 and Olfr62 activation (stimulated withDecanoic Acid and 2-Coumaranone respectively) co-transfected with orwithout accessory factors (AF) Gα olf, Ric8b, RTP1S, and RTP2. e) Cellline generation for stable accessory factor expression. Aftertransfection, clones were isolated and screened for activation of theORs, Olfr62 and OR7D4, that require accessory factors to functionallyexpress. The dark grey bar represents the clone selected for furtherexperiments.

FIG. 12. Design of a Multiplexed Genetic Reporter for OR Activation. a)Schematic of the vector containing the OR expression cassette andgenetic reporter for integration. b) MOR42-3 reporter activation incells transiently co-expressing the receptor cassette on separateplasmids or together. c) Fold activation of an engineered CRE enhancercompared to Promega's pGL4.19 CRE enhancer. d) Basal activation ofgenetic reporter upon induction of the inducible OR promoter with orwithout a DNA insulator upstream of the CRE enhancer.

FIG. 13. Schematic of the Synthetic Olfactory Activation Circuit in theEngineered Cell Line. Full graphical representation of the expressedcomponents for expression/signaling of the ORs and the barcoded reportersystem as shown in FIG. 9 and described in Example 2. Receptorexpression is controlled by the Tet-On system. After doxycyclineinduction, the OR is expressed on the cell surface with assistance fromtwo exogenously expressed chaperones, RTP1S and RTP2. Upon odorantactivation, g protein signaling triggers cAMP production. Signaling isaugmented by transgenic expression of the native OR G alpha subunit, Golf, and its corresponding GEF, Ric8b. cAMP leads to activation of thekinase PKA that phosphorylates the transcription factor CREB leading toexpression of the barcoded reporter.

FIG. 14. Pilot-Scale Recapitulation of Odorant Response in Multiplex. a)Heatmap displaying 40 pooled receptors response to 9 odorants and 2mixtures. Interactions are colored by the log 2-fold activation of thegenetic reporter. Odorant interactions previously identified (Saito etal. 2009) are boxed in yellow. b) Dose-response curves for odorants orforskolin (adenylate cyclase stimulator) screened against the OR libraryat 5 concentrations. Curves for ORs known to interact with the odorantare colored. Stimulation with forskolin does not show substantialdifferential activity between ORs in our assay.

FIG. 15. Library Representation. Representation of Individual ORs in theOR library. a) Frequency of each OR as a fraction of the library asdetermined by the relative activation of each reporter incubated withDMSO. b) The relationship between frequency of each OR in the libraryand the average coefficient of variation between biological replicatemeasurements of reporter activation for all conditions.

FIG. 16. Replicability of the Large-Scale Multiplexed Screen. a)Histogram displaying the distribution of the coefficient of variationfor the OR library when stimulated with DMSO. b) Histogram displayingthe distribution of the coefficient of variation for the OR library forall conditions assayed. c) Dose-response curves for the control odorantsincluded on each 96-well plate assayed. Each color represents adifferent plate.

FIG. 17. Significance and Fold Change of High-Throughput Assay Data a)The False Discovery Rate (FDR)—computed from a generalized linear modelwith a negative binomial assumption and then multiple hypothesiscorrected—plotted against the fold change for each OR-odorantinteraction. The dashed line represents the 1% FDR, a conservativecutoff used to identify interactions b) The subset of interactionschosen for an orthogonal individual luciferase assay color indicateswhether the interaction was detected. Of the interactions passing a 1%FDR, 21 of 28 also showed interaction in the orthogonal followup assay.

FIG. 18. Recapitulation of the Screen in a Transient, Orthogonal System.Secondary screen of chemicals against cell lines expressing a singleolfactory receptor using a luciferase readout. Each plot shows thebehavior of a negative control cell line not expressing an OR buttreated with odorant (black line), as well as a cell line expressing aspecific OR. In addition data from the high throughput sequencing screen(labeled Seq) is plotted for reference.

FIG. 19. Assay Correspondence with Previously Screened Odorant-ReceptorPairs. a) FDR plotted against fold induction for the 540 odorant-ORinteractions that were previously tested by Saito et al. Points arecolored by the EC50 of the interaction identified by Saito et al.(2009). Grey points represent interactions not identified in theprevious screen. Comparing transient versus integrated luciferase assaysrevealed that, in some cases, the integrated system required a higherconcentration of odorant to achieve significant activation, likelybecause of the lower DNA copy number of the CRE-driven luciferase andreceptor. Since the highest concentration of odorant assayed was 1 mM,low affinity interactions may be not have been detectable in thisscreen. b) The FDR in the assay related to the EC50 of the hit from theprevious screen colored by the fold activation from the multiplexedscreen.

FIG. 20. Clustering of Odorant Response for Receptors. Here we plot thelocations of any hits (black) with respect to the other chemicals tested(grey) on the same coordinates as FIG. 20. This provides a visualizationof the breadth of activity for a given OR with respect to the largerchemicals space.

FIG. 21 Deep Mutational Scanning Overview.

FIG. 22. Distribution of Library Activity.

FIG. 23. Variant activity landscape for β2 at 0.625 uM Isoproterenol.

FIG. 24. Comparison to Individually Assayed Mutants

FIG. 25. Ligand Interaction Sites.

FIG. 26. k-means Clustering.

FIG. 27. A) Diagram of how Bxb1 recombination works in the context of atest to ensure only one construct is inserted per cell (cells will beonly red or green) B) Flow Results of Two Color Test C) Activity ofReporter when stimulated with B2 agonist, isoproterenol, in the KO orwild type cells. D) When adding transgenic B2 in the single copy locuswe can recover the ability to read B2 activity E) can be down on an RNAlevel as well and fold activation improved with an insulator element.

FIG. 28. Diagram of B2 construct being inserted into H11 locus.

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

Brute-force chemical screens have significant financial costs, scalingissues, and in the case of some receptors, such as olfactory recedptors,the screens also suffer from unreliable functional expression. Recently,a large-scale effort to conduct a comprehensive olfactory screen forhuman receptors assayed 394 ORs across 73 odorants. The researchersconstructed a cell line that in combination with transient transfectionallowed expression of all required factors for functional OR expression.Activation of the transiently transfected OR leads to luciferasereporter expression, which they can assay in multi-well plates. Thisscreen required >50,000 individual measurements and took many years.This study alone doubled the known number of ligand-receptor bindingpairs, and mapped 27 human OR receptors to their chemical ligands.Despite the success of this approach, the scale required to perform thisrelatively small chemical screen was so large because every compound hadto be tested at a range of concentrations across hundreds of ORs witheach test requiring a separate transient transfection. Such methods thushave little chance of scaling to the types of methods of the disclosure.

The methods of the disclosure describe the construction of largelibraries of receptors contained within cell lines that can report ontheir activity in multiplex using detection methods described herein.With this automatable characterization platform, the current methods canbe used to investigate ligand and receptor binding on a scale that ismuch larger that has been performed before. The assays and methods canhave a multitude of applications in drug discovery and testing.

I. RECEPTORS AND INDUCIBLE REPORTER ELEMENTS

The current methods, nucleic acids, vectors, viral particles, and cellsof the disclosure relate to receptor proteins that, upon ligandengagement, induce the transcription of a reporter through thereceptor-responsive element. Accordingly, the reporter is either underthe direct control of the receptor protein or indirectly controlled bythe receptor protein. The term “receptor-responsive element” refers toan element in the promoter region of the inducible reporter that isbound by the receptor or a down-stream element of the receptor afterreceptor and ligand engagement. In some embodiments, the receptorprotein is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or the receptor geneencodes for a GPCR. G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) regulate a widevariety of normal biological processes and play a role in thepathophysiology of many diseases upon dysregulation of their downstreamsignaling activities. GPCR ligands include neurotransmitters, hormones,cytokines, and lipid signaling molecules. GPCRs regulate a wide varietyof biological processes, such as vision, olfaction, the autonomicnervous system, and behavior. Besides its extracellular ligand, eachGPCR binds specific intracellular heterotrimeric G-proteins composed ofG-alpha, G-beta, and G-gamma subunits, which activate downstreamsignaling pathways. These intracellular signaling pathways includecAMP/PKA, calcium/NFAT, phospholipase C, protein tyrosine kinases, MAPkinases, PI-3-kinase, nitric oxide/cGMP, Rho, and JAK/STAT. Disruptionsin GPCR function or signaling contribute to pathological conditions asvaried as their ligands and the processes they regulate, fromneurological to immunological to hormonal disorders. GPCRs represent 30percent of all current drug development targets. Developing drugscreening assays requires a survey of both target and related GPCRexpression and function in the chosen cell-based model system as well asexpression of related GPCRs to assess both direct and potentialoff-target side effects.

It is within the skill of one in the art to construct a receptorgene/receptor-responsive element based on the extensive knowledge ofreceptor signaling and transcriptional regulation effected by thereceptor.

In the case of GPCRs, the inducible reporter comprises a responseelement that directs transcriptional activity of the reporter upon GPCRsignal transduction activation by ligand engagement. GPCR responseelements include: cAMP response element (CRE), nuclear factor ofactivated T-cells response element (NFAT-RE), serum response element(SRE) and serum response factor response element (SRF-RE). GPCRs canfurther be classified as G_(s), G_(i), G_(q), and G₁₂. Examples ofreceptor gene/protein and response element is shown in the table below:

Receptor gene/protein Response element G_(s) CRE G_(i) SRE G_(q) NFAT-REG₁₂ SRF-RE

The G_(olf) or G olfactory receptor is a G_(s) GPCR whose signaltransduction converts ATP to cAMP. cAMP then directs transcriptionthrough the CRE response element. Exemplary olfactory receptors includethose tabulated below:

Olfactory receptors, family 1: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR1A1 olfactory receptor family 1 OR17-717p13.3 subfamily A member 1 OR1A2 olfactory receptor family 1 OR17-617p13.3 subfamily A member 2 OR1AA1P olfactory receptor family 1 Xq26.2subfamily AA member 1 pseudogene OR1AB1P olfactory receptor family 119p13.12 subfamily AB member 1 pseudogene OR1AC1P olfactory receptorfamily 1 17p13.3 subfamily AC member 1 pseudogene OR1B1 olfactoryreceptor family 1 OR9-B 9q33.2 subfamily B member 1 (gene/pseudogene)OR1C1 olfactory receptor family 1 TPCR27, 1q44 subfamily C member 1HSTPCR27 OR1D2 OR1D3P olfactory receptor family 1 OR1D6P, OR17-23,17p13.3 subfamily D member 3 pseudogene OR1D7P OR11-13, OR11-22 OR1D4olfactory receptor family 1 OR17-30 17p13.3 subfamily D member 4(gene/pseudogene) OR1D5 olfactory receptor family 1 OR17-31 17p13.3subfamily D member 5 OR1E1 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1E9P, OR17-2,17p13.3 subfamily E member 1 OR1E5, HGM071, OR1E6 OR17-32, OR13-66 OR1E2olfactory receptor family 1 OR1E4 OR17-93, 17p13.2 subfamily E member 2OR17-135 OR1E3 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1E3P OR17-210 17p13.3subfamily E member 3 (gene/pseudogene) OR1F1 olfactory receptor family 1OR1F4, Olfmf, OR16- 16p13.3 subfamily F member 1 OR1F6, 36, OR16-37,OR1F7, OR16-88, OR1F8, OR16-89, OR1F9, OR16-90, OR1F5, OEFMF, OR3-OR1F10, 145 OR1F13P OR1F2P olfactory receptor family 1 OR1F3P, OLFMF216p13.3 subfamily F member 2 pseudogene OR1F2 OR1F12 olfactory receptorfamily 1 OR1F12P hs6M1-35P, 6p22.1 subfamily F member 12 OR1F12Q OR1G1olfactory receptor family 1 OR1G2 OR17-209 17p13.3 subfamily G member 1OR1H1P olfactory receptor family 1 OR1H1 OST26 9q33.2 subfamily H member1 pseudogene OR1I1 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1I1P, 19p13.1 subfamilyI member 1 OR19-20, OR1I1Q OR1J1 olfactory receptor family 1 hg32 9q33.2subfamily J member 1 OR1J2 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1J3, OST0449q33.2 subfamily J member 2 OR1J5 OR1J4 olfactory receptor family 1HTPCRX01, 9q33.2 subfamily J member 4 HSHTPCRX01 OR1K1 olfactoryreceptor family 1 hg99, MNAB 9q33 subfamily K member 1 OR1L1 olfactoryreceptor family 1 OR1L2 OR9-C 9q33.2 subfamily L member 1 OR1L3olfactory receptor family 1 OR9-D 9q33.2 subfamily L member 3 OR1L4olfactory receptor family 1 OR1L5 OR9-E 9q33.2 subfamily L member 4OR1L6 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1L7 9q33.2 subfamily L member 6OR1L8 olfactory receptor family 1 9q33.2 subfamily L member 8 OR1M1olfactory receptor family 1 OR19-6 19p13.2 subfamily M member 1 OR1M4Polfactory receptor family 1 19p13.2 subfamily M member 4 pseudogeneOR1N1 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1N3 OR1-26 9q33.2 subfamily N member1 OR1N2 olfactory receptor family 1 9q33.2 subfamily N member 2 OR1P1olfactory receptor family 1 OR1P1P OR17-208 17p13.3 subfamily P member 1(gene/pseudogene) OR1Q1 olfactory receptor family 1 OR1Q2, OST226, OR9-9q33.2 subfamily Q member 1 OR1Q3 A, HSTPCR106, OST226OR9- A, TPCR106OR1R1P olfactory receptor family 1 OR20A1P, OR17-1 17p13.3 subfamily Rmember 1 pseudogene OR1R2P, OR1R3P OR1S1 olfactory receptor family 1OST034 11q12.1 subfamily S member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR1S2 olfactoryreceptor family 1 11q12.1 subfamily S member 2 OR1X1P olfactory receptorfamily 1 5q35.2 subfamily X member 1 pseudogene OR1X5P olfactoryreceptor family 1 5q35.3 subfamily X member 5 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 2: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR2A1 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily 7q35 A member 1 OR2A2 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamilyOR2A2P, OST008 7q35 A member 2 OR2A17P OR2A3P olfactory receptor family2 subfamily 7q35 A member 3 pseudogene OR2A4 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2A10 6q23.2 A member 4 OR2A5 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2A8, OR7-138, 7q35 A member 5 OR2A26 OR7-141 OR2A7 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily HSDJ0798C 7q35 A member 7 17 OR2A9Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2A9 HSDJ0798C 7q35 A member 9pseudogene 17 OR2A12 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2A12P 7q35A member 12 OR2A13P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 7q35 A member13 pseudogene OR2A14 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2A14P,OST182 7q35 A member 14 OR2A6 OR2A15P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2A28P 7q35 A member 15 pseudogene OR2A20P olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2A20 7q35 A member 20 pseudogene OR2A25 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2A25P, 7q35 A member 25 OR2A27 OR2A41Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 7q35 A member 41 pseudogene OR2A42olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 7q35 A member 42 OR2AD1P olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2AD1, 6p22.1 AD member 1 pseudogenehs6M1-8P OR2AE1 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AE2 7q22.1 AEmember 1 OR2AF1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AF2P Xq26.2 AFmember 1 pseudogene OR2AG1 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AG311p15.4 AG member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR2AG2 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2AG2P 11p15.4 AG member 2 OR2AH1P olfactory receptor family2 subfamily 11q12.1 AH member 1 pseudogene OR2AI1P olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily 5q35.3 AI member 1 pseudogene OR2AJ1 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2AJ1P OR2AJ1Q 1q44 AJ member 1 OR2AK2olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AK1P 1q44 AK member 2 OR2AL1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 11q22.3 AL member 1 pseudogeneOR2AM1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 9p13.3 AM member 1pseudogene OR2AO1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 7q35 AO member1 pseudogene OR2AP1 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AP1P12q13.2 AP member 1 OR2AQ1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q23.1AQ member 1 pseudogene OR2AS1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily1q44 AS member 1 pseudogene OR2AS2P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily 1q44 AS member 2 pseudogene OR2AT1P olfactory receptor family2 subfamily 11q13.4 AT member 1 pseudogene OR2AT2P olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily 11q13.4 AT member 2 pseudogene OR2AT4 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 11q13.4 AT member 4 OR2B2 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2B9 hs6M1-10, 6p22.1 B member 2 OR6-1, OR2B2Q OR2B3olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2B3P OR6-4 6p22.1 B member 3OR2B4P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6M1-22 6p22.2-p21.32 Bmember 4 pseudogene OR2B6 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2B6P,OR6-31, 6p22.1 B member 6 OR2B1, dJ408B20.2, OR2B1P, OR5-40, OR2B5OR5-41 OR2B7P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6M1-31P 6p22.1 Bmember 7 pseudogene OR2B8P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2B8hs6M1-29P 6p22.1 B member 8 pseudogene OR2B11 olfactory receptor family2 subfamily 1q44 B member 11 OR2BH1P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily 11p14.1 BH member 1 pseudogene OR2C1 olfactory receptor family2 subfamily OR2C2P OLFmf3 16p13.3 C member 1 OR2C3 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2C4, OST742 1q44 C member 3 OR2C5P OR2D2 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2D1 OR11-610, 11p15.4 D member 2 hg27OR2D3 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 11p15.4 D member 3 OR2E1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2E1, hs6M1-9, 6p22-p21.3 Emember 1 pseudogene OR2E2 hs6M1-9p, HS29K1, HSNH0569I24 OR2F1 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2F4, OLF3, OR7- 7q35 F member 1(gene/pseudogene) OR2F5, 140, OR7- OR2F3, 139, OR14- OR2F3P 60 OR2F2olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR7-1 7q35 F member 2 OR2G1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OST619, 6p22.2-p21.32 G member 1pseudogene hs6M1-25 OR2G2 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 Gmember 2 OR2G3 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 G member 3OR2G6 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 G member 6 OR2H1olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2H6, OR6-2 6p22.1 H member 1OR2H8 OR2H2 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6Ml-12 6p22.1 Hmember 2 OR2H4P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR6-3,6p22.2-p21.31 H member 4 pseudogene OR2H4, hs6M1-7, dJ80I19.6 OR2H5Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2H5, 6p22.2-p21.31 H member 5pseudogene hs6M1-13, HS271M21 OR2I1P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2I1, HS6M1-14 6p22.1 I member 1 pseudogene OR2I3P, OR2I4P,OR2I2 OR2J1 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2J1P OR6-5, 6p22.1 Jmember 1 (gene/pseudogene) hs6M1-4, dJ80I19.2 OR2J2 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR6-8, 6p22.1 J member 2 hs6M1-6, dJ80I19.4 OR2J3olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR6-6 6p22.1 J member 3 OR2J4Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR6-9, 6p22.2-p21.31 J member 4pseudogene hs6M1-5, dJ80I19.5 OR2K2 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2AR1P HTPCRH06, 9q31.3 K member 2 HSHTPCRH06 OR2L1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2L1, HTPCRX02, 1q44 L member 1pseudogene OR2L7P HSHTPCRX02 OR2L2 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamilyOR2L4P, HTPCRH07, 1q44 L member 2 OR2L12 HSHTPCRH07 OR2L3 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 L member 3 OR2L5 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2L11, 1q44 L member 5 OR2L5P OR2L6P olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 L member 6 pseudogene OR2L8 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 L member 8 (gene/pseudogene) OR2L9Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 L member 9 pseudogene OR2L13olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2L14 1q44 L member 13 OR2M1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2M1 OST037 1q44 M member 1pseudogene OR2M2 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OST423, 1q44 Mmember 2 OR2M2Q OR2M3 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2M6,OST003 1q44 M member 3 OR2M3P OR2M4 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily HTPCRX18, 1q44 M member 4 TPCR100, HSHTPCRX18, OST710 OR2M5olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2M5P 1q44 M member 5 OR2M7olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 M member 7 OR2N1P olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR6-7 6p22.2-p21.31 N member 1 pseudogeneOR2P1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6M1-26 6p22.1 P member 1pseudogene OR2Q1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR7-2 7q33-q35 Qmember 1 pseudogene OR2R1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2R1OST058 7q35 R member 1 pseudogene OR2S1P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OST611 9pl3.3 S member 1 pseudogene OR2S2 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily 9pl3.3 S member 2 (gene/pseudogene) OR2T1 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR1-25 1q44 T member 1 OR2T2 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2T2P 1q44 T member 2 OR2T3 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 3 OR2T4 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2T4Q 1q44 T member 4 OR2T5 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 5 OR2T6 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily OR2T6P, OST703 1q44 T member 6 OR2T9 OR2T7 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2T7P OST723 1q44 T member 7 OR2T8 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2T8P 1q44 T member 8 OR2T10 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 10 OR2T11 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily OR2T11Q 1q44 T member 11 (gene/pseudogene) OR2T12olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 12 OR2T27 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 27 OR2T29 olfactory receptorfamily 2 subfamily 1q44 T member 29 OR2T32P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily 1q44 T member 32 pseudogene OR2T33 olfactory receptor family 2subfamily 1q44 T member 33 OR2T34 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily1q44 T member 34 OR2T35 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 Tmember 35 OR2U1P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2AU1P hs6M1-246p22.2-p21.32 U member 1 pseudogene OR2U2P olfactory receptor family 2subfamily hs6M1-23 6p22.2-p21.32 U member 2 pseudogene OR2V1 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2V1P OST265 5q35.3 V member 1 OR2V2olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2V3 OST713 5q35.3 V member 2OR2W1 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6M1-15 6p22.1 W member 1OR2W2P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily hs6M1-30P 6p22.1 W member 2pseudogene OR2W3 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily OR2W8P, OST7181q44 W member 3 OR2W3P OR2W4P olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily6p22.1 W member 4 pseudogene OR2W5 olfactory receptor family 2 subfamilyOR2W5P OST722 1q44 W member 5 (gene/pseudogene) OR2W6P olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2W7P 6p22.1 W member 6 pseudogene OR2X1Polfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 1q44 X member 1 pseudogene OR2Y1olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily 5q35.3 Y member 1 OR2Z1 olfactoryreceptor family 2 subfamily OR2Z2 19p13.2 Z member 1

Olfactory receptors, family 3: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR3A1 olfactory receptor family 3 OLFRA03,17p13.3 subfamily A member 1 OR40, OR17-40 OR3A2 olfactory receptorfamily 3 OLFRA04, 17p13.3 subfamily A member 2 OR228, OR17-228 OR3A3olfactory receptor family 3 OR3A6, OR17-201, 17p13.2 subfamily A member3 OR3A7, OR17-137, OR3A8P OR17-16 OR3A4P olfactory receptor family 3OR3A4 17p13.3 subfamily A member 4 pseudogene OR3B1P olfactory receptorfamily 3 Xq28 subfamily B member 1 pseudogene OR3D1P olfactory receptorfamily 3 1q44 subfamily D member 1 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 4: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR4A1P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily OR4A20P OR11-30 11p11.12 A member 1 pseudogene OR4A2Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 2 pseudogene OR4A3Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 3 pseudogene OR4A4Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4A4 11q11 A member 4 pseudogeneOR4A5 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 5 OR4A6Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 6 pseudogene OR4A7Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 7 pseudogene OR4A8olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4A8P 11q11 A member 8(gene/pseudogene) OR4A9P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 Amember 9 pseudogene OR4A10P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyOR4A25P 11q11 A member 10 pseudogene OR4A11P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11q11 A member 11 pseudogene OR4A12P olfactory receptor family4 subfamily 11q11 A member 12 pseudogene OR4A13P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 13 pseudogene OR4A14P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 14 pseudogene OR4A15olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member 15 OR4A16 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4A16Q 11q11 A member 16 OR4A17P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4A22P 11q11 A member 17 pseudogene OR4A18Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12 A member 18 pseudogeneOR4A19P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12 A member 19pseudogene OR4A21P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 A member21 pseudogene OR4A40P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 Amember 40 pseudogene OR4A41P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily11p11.2 A member 41 pseudogene OR4A42P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11p11.2 A member 42 pseudogene OR4A43P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member 43 pseudogene OR4A44P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member 44 pseudogene OR4A45Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member 45 pseudogeneOR4A46P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member 46pseudogene OR4A47 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member47 OR4A48P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 A member 48pseudogene OR4A49P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12 Amember 49 pseudogene OR4A50P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11A member 50 pseudogene OR4B1 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyOST208 11p11.2 B member 1 OR4B2P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyhg449 11p11.2 B member 2 pseudogene OR4C1P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily OR4C1 HTPCRX11, 11q11 C member 1 pseudogene HSHTPCRX11 OR4C2Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4C8P 11p11.2 C member 2pseudogene OR4C3 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 C member3 OR4C4P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4C17P, OR4C47P 11q12.1C member 4 pseudogene OR4C17 OR4C5 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyOR4C5P OR4C5Q 11p11.2 C member 5 (gene/pseudogene) OR4C6 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 6 OR4C7P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 7 pseudogene OR4C9P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11p11.2 C member 9 pseudogene OR4C10P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 C member 10 pseudogene OR4C11olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4C11P 11q11 C member 11 OR4C12olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12 C member 12 OR4C13olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12 C member 13 OR4C14Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 14 pseudogeneOR4C15 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 15 OR4C16olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 16(gene/pseudogene) OR4C45 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.12C member 45 (gene/pseudogene) OR4C46 olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11q11 C member 46 OR4C48P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11p11.12 C member 48 pseudogene OR4C49P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11p11.12 C member 49 pseudogene OR4C50P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 C member 50 pseudogene OR4D1 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4D3 TPCR16 17q22 D member 1 OR4D2olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 17q22 D member 2 OR4D5 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11q24.1 D member 5 OR4D6 olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11q12.1 D member 6 OR4D7P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily OST724 11q12.1 D member 7 pseudogene OR4D8P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 11q12.1 D member 8 pseudogene OR4D9 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 11q12.1 D member 9 OR4D10 olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily OR4D10P OST711 11q12.1 D member 10 OR4D11 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4D11P 11q12.1 D member 11 OR4D12Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR7E103P 4p16.3 D member 12pseudogene OR4E1 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4E1P 14q11.2 Emember 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4E2 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily14q11.2 E member 2 OR4F1P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4F1HSDJ0609N19 6p25.3 F member 1 pseudogene OR4F2P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily OR4F2, 11p15.5 F member 2 pseudogene hs6M1-11,S191N21 OR4F3 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 5q35.3 F member 3OR4F4 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4F18 15q26.3 F member 4OR4F5 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 1p36.33 F member 5 OR4F6olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4F12 15q26.3 F member 6 OR4F7Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4F10 6q27 F member 7 pseudogeneOR4F8P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4F20P, 19p13.3 F member 8pseudogene OR4F9P OR4F13P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q26.3F member 13 pseudogene OR4F14P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyOR4F14 15q26.3 F member 14 pseudogene OR4F15 olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 15q26.3 F member 15 OR4F16 olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 1p36.33 F member 16 OR4F17 olfactory receptor family 4subfamily OR4F19, 19p13.3 F member 17 OR4F11P, OR4F18 OR4F21 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4F21P 8p23.3 F member 21 OR4F28P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 15q26.3 F member 28 pseudogene OR4F29olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 1p36.33 F member 29 OR4G1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4G8P OLB 19p13.3 G member 1pseudogene OR4G2P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4G7P 15q26.3 Gmember 2 pseudogene OR4G3P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4G3,OLC, 19p13.3 G member 3 pseudogene OR4G5P OLC-7501 OR4G4P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 1p36.33 G member 4 pseudogene OR4G6Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q26.3 G member 6 pseudogeneOR4G11P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 1p36.33 G member 11pseudogene OR4H6P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4H9P, OR15-71,15q11.2 H member 6 pseudogene OR4H10P, OR4H6, OR4H5P, OR15-82, OR4H11P,OR4H9, OR4H5, OR5-39, OR4H7, OR5-84, OR4H7P, OR4-114, OR4H2P, OR4-115,OR4H3P, OR4-119, OR4H11, OR15-69, OR4H2, OR15-80, OR4H3, OR15-81,OR4H1P, OR14-58 OR4H4P, OR4H10, OR4H4, OR4H8P, OR4H8 OR4H12P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4H12 C14orf14 14p13 H member 12 pseudogeneOR4K1 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 1 OR4K2olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 2 OR4K3 olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR4K3P 14q11.2 K member 3 (gene/pseudogene)OR4K4P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 4pseudogene OR4K5 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.22 K member5 OR4K6P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 6pseudogene OR4K7P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4K10P 18p11.21K member 7 pseudogene OR4K8P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamilyOR4K9P 18p11.21 K member 8 pseudogene OR4K11P olfactory receptor family4 subfamily OR21-1 21q11.2 K member 11 pseudogene OR4K12P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily OR21-2 21q11.2 K member 12 pseudogene OR4K13olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 13 OR4K14olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 14 OR4K15olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4K15Q 14q11.2 K member 15OR4K16P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member 16pseudogene OR4K17 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 K member17 OR4L1 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4L2P 14q11.2 L member 1OR4M1 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 M member 1 OR4M2olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q11.2 M member 2 OR4N1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 N member 1 pseudogeneOR4N2 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 N member 2 OR4N3Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q11.2 N member 3 pseudogeneOR4N4 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q11.2 N member 4 OR4N5olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 N member 5 OR4P1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 P member 1 pseudogene OR4P4olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4P3P 11q11 P member 4 OR4Q1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 15q11.2 Q member 1 pseudogeneOR4Q2 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4Q2P 14q11.2 Q member 2(gene/pseudogene) OR4Q3 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily OR4Q4C14orf13 14p13 Q member 3 OR4R1P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily11p11.2 R member 1 pseudogene OR4R2P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11q11 R member 2 pseudogene OR4R3P olfactory receptor family 4subfamily 11p11.12 R member 3 pseudogene OR4S1 olfactory receptor family4 subfamily 11p11.2 S member 1 OR4S2 olfactory receptor family 4subfamily OR4S2P OST725 11q11 S member 2 OR4T1P olfactory receptorfamily 4 subfamily 14q11.2 T member 1 pseudogene OR4U1P olfactoryreceptor family 4 subfamily 14q11.2 U member 1 pseudogene OR4V1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11q11 V member 1 pseudogene OR4W1Polfactory receptor family 4 subfamily Xq25 W member 1 pseudogene OR4X1olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 X member 1(gene/pseudogene) OR4X2 olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily 11p11.2 Xmember 2 (gene/pseudogene) OR4X7P olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily11q11 X member 7 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 5 Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR4A1P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OR5A1P OST181 11q12.1 A member 1 OR4A2P olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 11q12.1 A member 2 OR4A3P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OR5AC1P 3q11.2 AC member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4A4P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily HSA1 3q11.2 AC member 2 OR4A5 olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 AC member 4 pseudogene OR4A6Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 19q13.43 AH member 1 pseudogeneOR4A7P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5AK5P 11q12.1 AK member 1pseudogene OR4A8 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AK member2 OR4A9P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5AK3 11q12.1 AK member3 pseudogene OR4A10P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AKmember 4 pseudogene OR4A11P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamilyOR5AL1P 11q12.1 AL member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4A12P olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AL member 2 pseudogene OR4A13P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AM member 1 pseudogene OR4A14Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AN member 1 OR4A15olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AN member 2 pseudogeneOR4A16 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q AO member 1 pseudogeneOR4A17P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AP member 1pseudogene OR4A18P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 APmember 2 OR4A19P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 AQ member1 pseudogene OR4A21P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 ARmember 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4A40P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11q12.1 AS member 1 OR4A41P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily14q11.2 AU member 1 OR4A42P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily Xq26.2AW member 1 pseudogene OR4A43P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11q12.1 AZ member 1 pseudogene OR4A44P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OR5B9P, OR8-122, 11q12.1 B member 1 pseudogene OR5B9, OR8-123,OR5B5P, OR6-57, OR5B14P, OR6-55, OR5B7P, OR3-144, OR5B7, OR912-92 OR5B8,OR5B8P, OR5B5, OR5B6, OR5B6P OR4A45P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OST073 11q12.1 B member 2 OR4A46P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OR5B13 OST129 11q12.1 B member 3 OR4A47 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily OR5B11P, OR13-67, 11q12.1 B member 10 pseudogeneOR5B4P, OR13-34, OR5B10, OR13-64 OR5B11, OR5B18P OR4A48P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily OR5B12P, OST743 11q12.1 B member 12 OR5B16OR4A49P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 B member 15pseudogene OR4A50P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5B20P 11q12.1B member 17 OR4B1 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 B member19 pseudogene OR4B2P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 Bmember 21 OR4C1P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 BA member1 pseudogene OR4C2P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 BBmember 1 pseudogene OR4C3 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1BC member 1 pseudogene OR4C4P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11q12.1 BD member 1 pseudogene OR4C5 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q12.1 BE member 1 pseudogene OR4C6 olfactory receptor family5 subfamily OR5BH2P Xq26.2 BH member 1 pseudogene OR4C7P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily OST740 12q13.11 BJ member 1 pseudogeneOR4C9P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 12q13.11 BK member 1pseudogene OR4C10P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 BLmember 1 pseudogene OR4C11 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2BM member 1 pseudogene OR4C12 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11q12.1 BN member 1 pseudogene OR4C13 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q12 BN member 2 pseudogene OR4C14P olfactory receptor family5 subfamily 11q12.1 BP member 1 pseudogene OR4C15 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily OR5BQ2P 11q12.1 BQ member 1 pseudogene OR4C16olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 BR member 1 pseudogeneOR4C45 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5BS1 12q13.2 BS member 1pseudogene OR4C46 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 12q13.2 BTmember 1 pseudogene OR4C48P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5C2POR9-F, 9q33.2 C member 1 hRPK-465_F_21 OR4C49P olfactory receptor family5 subfamily OR5D6P, OR11-7a, 11q11 D member 2 pseudogene OR5D10P,OR912-91, OR5D1P, OR8-127, OR5D5P, OR912-47, OR5D12P, OR18-44, OR5D8P,R5D9P, OR5D7P, OR18-17, OR5D9P, OR18-42, OR5D12, OR18-43, OR5D11P,OR912-94, OR5D11 OR8-125 OR4C50P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamilyOR5D3, OR11-8b, 11q12 D member 3 pseudogene OR5D4 OR11-8c OR4D1olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q11 D member 13(gene/pseudogene) OR4D2 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q11 Dmember 14 OR4D5 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q11 D member 15pseudogene OR4D6 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 D member16 OR4D7P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q11 D member 17pseudogene OR4D8P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 D member18 OR4D9 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5E1 TPCR24, 11p15.4 Emember 1 pseudogene HSTPCR24 OR4D10 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OR11-10 11q12.1 F member 1 OR4D11 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q12.1 F member 2 pseudogene OR4D12P olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily OR5G2P OR11-104, 11q12.1 G member 1 pseudogene OR93OR4E1 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5G6P, 11q12.1 G member 3(gene/pseudogene) OR5G3P OR4E2 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11q12.1 G member 4 pseudogene OR4F1P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q12.1 G member 5 pseudogene OR4F2P olfactory receptor family5 subfamily HTPCRX14, 3q11.2 H member 1 HSHTPCRX14 OR4F3 olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 2 OR4F4 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 3 pseudogene OR4F5 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 4 pseudogene OR4F6 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 5 pseudogene OR4F7P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 6 (gene/pseudogene) OR4F8Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member 7 pseudogeneOR4F13P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5H8P 3q11.2 H member 8(gene/pseudogene) OR4F14P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 Hmember 14 OR4F15 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 H member15 OR4F16 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily HSOlf1, 11q12.1 I member1 OLF1 OR4F17 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5J1 HTPCRH0211q12.1 J member 1 pseudogene OR4F21 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q12.1 J member 2 OR4F28P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 11q J member 7 pseudogene OR4F29 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily HTPCRX10, 3q11.2 K member 1 HSHTPCRX10 OR4G1P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 3q11.2 K member 2 OR4G2P olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily 3q11.2 K member 3 OR4G3P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily 3q11.2 K member 4 OR4G4P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamilyOST262 11q12.1 L member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4G6P olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily HTPCRX16, 11q12.1 L member 2 HSHTPCRX16 OR4G11Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OST050 11q11 M member 1 OR4H6Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 2 pseudogeneOR4H12P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 3 OR4K1olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 4 pseudogeneOR4K2 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 5pseudogene OR4K3 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member6 pseudogene OR4K4P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 Mmember 7 pseudogene OR4K5 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1M member 8 OR4K6P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member9 OR4K7P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q11 M member 10 OR4K8Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR11-199 11q11 M member 11 OR4K11Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 12 pseudogeneOR4K12P olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 M member 13pseudogene OR4K13 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5M15P 4p13 Mmember 14 pseudogene OR4K14 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily11p15.4 P member 1 pseudogene OR4K15 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily JCG3 11p15.4 P member 2 OR4K16P olfactory receptor family 5subfamily JCG1 11p15.4 P member 3 OR4K17 olfactory receptor family 5subfamily OST730 11p15.4 P member 4 pseudogene OR4L1 olfactory receptorfamily 5 subfamily OR5R1P 11q12.1 R member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR4M1olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 2q37.3 S member 1 pseudogene OR4M2olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5T1P 11q12.1 T member 1 OR4N1Polfactory receptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 T member 2 OR4N2 olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily OR5T3Q 11q12.1 T member 3 OR4N3P olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily hs6M1-21 6p22.1 V member 1 OR4N4 olfactoryreceptor family 5 subfamily 11q12.1 W member 1 pseudogene OR4N5olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily OR5W2P, 11q12.1 W member 2 OR5W3P

Olfactory receptors, family 6: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR6A2 olfactory receptor family 6subfamily OR6A2P, OR11-55 11p15.4 A member 2 OR6A1 OR6B1 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily OR7-3 7q35 B member 1 OR6B2 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily OR6B2P 2q37.3 B member 2 OR6B3 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily OR6B3P OR6B3Q 2q37.3 B member 3 OR6C1olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OST267 12q13.2 C member 1 OR6C2olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OR6C67 12q13.2 C member 2 OR6C3olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OST709 12q13.2 C member 3 OR6C4olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 4 OR6C5Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 5 pseudogeneOR6C6 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 6 OR6C7Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 7 pseudogeneOR6C64P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 64pseudogene OR6C65 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member65 OR6C66P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 66pseudogene OR6C68 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member68 OR6C69P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 69pseudogene OR6C70 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member70 OR6C71P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 C member 71pseudogene OR6C72P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 12q13.2 Cmember 72 pseudogene OR6C73P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily12q13.2 C member 73 pseudogene OR6C74 olfactory receptor family 6subfamily 12q13.2 C member 74 OR6C75 olfactory receptor family 6subfamily 12q13.2 C member 75 OR6C76 olfactory receptor family 6subfamily 12q13.2 C member 76 OR6D1P olfactory receptor family 6subfamily 10q11.21 D member 1 pseudogene OR6E1P olfactory receptorfamily 6 subfamily 14q11.2 E member 1 pseudogene OR6F1 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily OST731 1q44 F member 1 OR6J1 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily OR6J2, 14q11.2 J member 1 (gene/pseudogene)OR6J1P OR6K1P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 1pseudogene OR6K2 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 2OR6K3 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 3 OR6K4Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 4 pseudogeneOR6K5P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 5pseudogene OR6K6 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 K member 6OR6L1P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 10q26.3 L member 1pseudogene OR6L2P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 10q26.3 L member2 pseudogene OR6M1 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 11q24.1 Mmember 1 OR6M2P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 11q24.1 M member 2pseudogene OR6M3P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 11q24.1 M member3 pseudogene OR6N1 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 N member1 OR6N2 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 N member 2 OR6P1olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q23.1 P member 1 OR6Q1 olfactoryreceptor family 6 subfamily 11q12.1 Q member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR6R1Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 1q44 R member 1 pseudogene OR6R2Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 8p21.3 R member 2 pseudogene OR6S1olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OR6S1Q 14q11.2 S member 1 OR6T1olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 11q24.1 T member 1 OR6U2Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OR6U1P 12q14.2 U member 2pseudogene OR6V1 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily GPR138 7q34 Vmember 1 OR6W1P olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OR6W1 sdolf 7q34 Wmember 1 pseudogene OR6X1 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily 11q24.1X member 1 OR6Y1 olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily OR6Y2 1q23.1 Ymember 1

Olfactory receptors, family 7: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR7A1P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7A6POR 19-3, 19p13.12 subfamily A member 1 pseudogene OLF4p, hg513 OR7A2Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7A7, hg1003, 19p13.12 subfamily A member 2pseudogene OR7A2 OR19-18, OLF4p OR7A3P olfactory receptor family 7OR7A12P, OR 11-7b, 19p13.12 subfamily A member 3 pseudogene OR7A14P,OR19-12, OR7A14, OR14-59, OR7A13P OR14-11 OR7A5 olfactory receptorfamily 7 HTPCR2 19p13.1 subfamily A member 5 OR7A8P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7A9P OST042, 19p13.12 subfamily A member 8 pseudogene HG83,OR19-11 OR7A10 olfactory receptor family 7 19p13.1 subfamily A member 10OR7A11P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7A11 OST527 19p13.12 subfamily Amember 11 pseudogene OR7A15P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7A4P,OR19-134, 19p13.12 subfamily A member 15 pseudogene OR7A16P, OR19-1,OR7A20P OR19-146 OR7A17 olfactory receptor family 7 HTPCRX19 19p13.12subfamily A member 17 OR7A18P olfactory receptor family 7 19p13.12subfamily A member 18 pseudogene OR7A19P olfactory receptor family 712q13.11 subfamily A member 19 pseudogene OR7C1 olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7C4 OR19-5 19p13.1 subfamily C member 1 OR7C2 olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7C3 OR19-18 19p13.1 subfamily C member 2 OR7D1Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7D3P, OR 19-A 19p13.2 subfamily D member 1pseudogene OR7D3 OR7D2 olfactory receptor family 7 OR 19-4, 19p13.2subfamily D member 2 HTPCRH03, FLJ38149 OR7D4 olfactory receptor family7 OR7D4P hg105, 19p13.2 subfamily D member 4 OR19-B OR7D11P olfactoryreceptor family 7 19p13.2 subfamily D member 11 pseudogene OR7E1Polfactory receptor family 7 11q13.2 subfamily E member 1 pseudogeneOR7E2P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7F2P, OR 11-6, 11q14.2 subfamily Emember 2 pseudogene OR7E51P hg94 OR7E4P olfactory receptor family 7OR7F4P OR11-11a 11q13.4 subfamily E member 4 pseudogene OR7E5P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7F5P OR11-12, 11q12.1 subfamily E member 5pseudogene FLJ31393 OR7E7P olfactory receptor family 7 7q21.3 subfamilyE member 7 pseudogene OR7E8P olfactory receptor family 7 OR11-11a 8p23.1subfamily E member 8 pseudogene OR7E10P olfactory receptor family 7OR11-1 8p23.1 subfamily E member 10 pseudogene OR7E11P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7E144P OR11-2 11q13.2 subfamily E member 11pseudogene OR7E12P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E58P, OR11-3 11p15.4subfamily E member 12 pseudogene OR7E79P OR7E13P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR11-4 11q14.2 subfamily E member 13 pseudogene OR7E14Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7E151P OR11-5 11p15.1 subfamily E member14 pseudogene OR7E15P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E80P, OR11-392,8p23.1 subfamily E member 15 pseudogene OR7E42P OST001 OR7E16P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7E60P, OR19-133, 19p13.2 subfamily E member 16pseudogene OR7E17P OR19-9 OR7E18P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E61,OR19-14, 19p13.2 subfamily E member 18 pseudogene OR7E98P TPCR26 OR7E19Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7E65 OR 19-7 19p13.2 subfamily E member 19pseudogene OR7E21P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E49P, OR4DG, 3p13subfamily E member 21 pseudogene OR7E127P OST035 OR7E22P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR6DG, 3p12.3 subfamily E member 22 pseudogene OR3.6OR7E23P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E92P OR21-3 21q22.11 subfamily Emember 23 pseudogene OR7E24 olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E24P OR19-8,19p13.2 subfamily E member 24 HSHT2, OR7E24Q OR7E25P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR19-C, 19p13.2 subfamily E member 25 pseudogene CIT-B-440L2OR7E26P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E67P, OR1-51, 10p13 subfamily Emember 26 pseudogene OR7E69P, OR1-72, OR7E70P, OR1-73, OR7E68P OR912-95OR7E28P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E133P, OST128, 2q24.1 subfamily Emember 28 pseudogene OR7E107P, hg616 OR7E27P OR7E29P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OST032 3q21.2 subfamily E member 29 pseudogene OR7E31Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7E32P OST205 9q22.2 subfamily E member 31pseudogene OR7E33P olfactory receptor family 7 hg688 13q21.32 subfamilyE member 33 pseudogene OR7E35P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E120OST018 4p16.1 subfamily E member 35 pseudogene OR7E36P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7E119P OST024 13q14.11 subfamily E member 36pseudogene OR7E37P olfactory receptor family 7 hg533 13q14.11 subfamilyE member 37 pseudogene OR7E38P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E76 OST1277q21.3 subfamily E member 38 pseudogene OR7E39P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7E138P hg611 7p22.1 subfamily E member 39 pseudogene OR7E41Polfactory receptor family 7 OR7F6P, OR11-20, 11p15.2 subfamily E member41 pseudogene OR7E50P, hg84, OR7E95P OR8-126 OR7E43P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR4-116 4p16.3 subfamily E member 43 pseudogene OR7E46Polfactory receptor family 7 OST379, 2p13.3 subfamily E member 46pseudogene MCEEP OR7E47P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E141 12q13.13subfamily E member 47 pseudogene OR7E53P olfactory receptor family 7OR7E78P, OR3-143, 3q21.2 subfamily E member 53 pseudogene OR7E78,OR3-142 OR7E132P OR7E55P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E56P OR2DG, 3p13subfamily E member 55 pseudogene OR3.2, OST013 OR7E59P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7E59, OST119 7p22.1 subfamily E member 59 pseudogeneOR7E137P OR7E62P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E63P, OR7E62, 2p13.3subfamily E member 62 pseudogene OR7E64P, OR2-53, OR7E82P OR7E63, OR7E64OR7E66P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E6P, hg630, 3p13 subfamily Emember 66 pseudogene OR7E20P HG630, OR3DG, OR3.3 OR7E83P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7E134P 4p16.1 subfamily E member 83 pseudogeneOR7E84P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E54P OST185 4p16.1 subfamily Emember 84 pseudogene OR7E85P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E88P 4p16.1subfamily E member 85 pseudogene OR7E86P olfactory receptor family 74p16.1 subfamily E member 86 pseudogene OR7E87P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7E3P, OR11-9 11q13.4 subfamily E member 87 pseudogene OR7F3POR7E89P olfactory receptor family 7 2q24.1 subfamily E member 89pseudogene OR7E90P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E123P OST705 2q24.1subfamily E member 90 pseudogene OR7E91P olfactory receptor family 72p13.3 subfamily E member 91 pseudogene OR7E93P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7E131P 3q21.2 subfamily E member 93 pseudogene OR7E94Polfactory receptor family 7 4q21.21 subfamily E member 94 pseudogeneOR7E96P olfactory receptor family 7 8p23.1 subfamily E member 96pseudogene OR7E97P olfactory receptor family 7 3q21.2 subfamily E member97 pseudogene OR7E99P olfactory receptor family 7 4p16.3 subfamily Emember 99 pseudogene OR7E100P olfactory receptor family 7 3q13.2subfamily E member 100 pseudogene OR7E101P olfactory receptor family 713q14.13 subfamily E member 101 pseudogene OR7E102P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7E102 2q11.1 subfamily E member 102 pseudogene OR7E104Polfactory receptor family 7 13q21.31 subfamily E member 104 pseudogeneOR7E105P olfactory receptor family 7 14q22.1 subfamily E member 105pseudogene OR7E106P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E40P OST215 14q22.1subfamily E member 106 pseudogene OR7E108P olfactory receptor family 7OST726 9q22.2 subfamily E member 108 pseudogene OR7E109P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OST721 9q22.2 subfamily E member 109 pseudogeneOR7E110P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E68P, hg674, 10p13 subfamily Emember 110 OR7E71P, OR912-109, pseudogene OR7E72P, OR912-46, OR7E73P,OR912-108, OR7E74P, OR912-110, OR7E75P hg523 OR7E111P olfactory receptorfamily 7 13q21.32 subfamily E member 111 pseudogene OR7E115P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OST704 10p13 subfamily E member 115 pseudogeneOR7E116P olfactory receptor family 7 OST733 9q22.2 subfamily E member116 pseudogene OR7E117P olfactory receptor family 7 OST716 11p15.4subfamily E member 117 pseudogene OR7E121P olfactory receptor family 73p12.3 subfamily E member 121 pseudogene OR7E122P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OST719 3p25.3 subfamily E member 122 pseudogene OR7E125Polfactory receptor family 7 PJCG6 8p23.1 subfamily E member 125pseudogene OR7E126P olfactory receptor family 7 hg500, 11q13.4 subfamilyE member 126 OR11-1 pseudogene OR7E128P olfactory receptor family 711q13.4 subfamily E member 128 pseudogene OR7E129P olfactory receptorfamily 7 3q22.1 subfamily E member 129 pseudogene OR7E130P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OST702 3q21.2 subfamily E member 130 pseudogeneOR7E136P olfactory receptor family 7 OR7E147P, 7p22.1 subfamily E member136 OR7E139P pseudogene OR7E140P olfactory receptor family 7 12p13.31subfamily E member 140 pseudogene OR7E145P olfactory receptor family 711q13.4 subfamily E member 145 pseudogene OR7E148P olfactory receptorfamily 7 OR7E150P 12p13 subfamily E member 148 pseudogene OR7E149Polfactory receptor family 7 12p13.31 subfamily E member 149 pseudogeneOR7E154P olfactory receptor family 7 8p23.1 subfamily E member 154pseudogene OR7E155P olfactory receptor family 7 13q14.11 subfamily Emember 155 pseudogene OR7E156P olfactory receptor family 7 13q21.31subfamily E member 156 pseudogene OR7E157P olfactory receptor family 78p23.1 subfamily E member 157 pseudogene OR7E158P olfactory receptorfamily 7 8p23.1 subfamily E member 158 pseudogene OR7E159P olfactoryreceptor family 7 14q22.1 subfamily E member 159 pseudogene OR7E160Polfactory receptor family 7 8p23.1 subfamily E member 160 pseudogeneOR7E161P olfactory receptor family 7 8p23.1 subfamily E member 161pseudogene OR7E162P olfactory receptor family 7 4p16.3 subfamily Emember 162 pseudogene OR7E163P olfactory receptor family 7 4p16.3subfamily E member 163 pseudogene OR7G1 olfactory receptor family 7OR7G1P OR19-15 19p13.2 subfamily G member 1 OR7G2 olfactory receptorfamily 7 OST260 19p13.2 subfamily G member 2 OR7G3 olfactory receptorfamily 7 OST085 19p13.2 subfamily G member 3 OR7G15P olfactory receptorfamily 7 19p13.2 subfamily G member 15 pseudogene OR7H1P olfactoryreceptor family 7 OR7H1 19p13.2 subfamily H member 1 pseudogene OR7H2Polfactory receptor family 7 5q21.1 subfamily H member 2 pseudogeneOR7K1P olfactory receptor family 7 14q12 subfamily K member 1 pseudogeneOR7L1P olfactory receptor family 7 Xq26.2 subfamily L member 1pseudogene 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Olfactory receptors, family 8: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR8A1 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamilyOST025 11q24.2 A member 1 OR8A2P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily11q24.2 A member 2 pseudogene OR8A3P olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q A member 3 pseudogene OR8B1P olfactory receptor family 8subfamily OR8B11P OR11-561 11q24.2 B member 1 pseudogene OR8B2 olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 B member 2 OR8B3 olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily 11q24.2 B member 3 OR8B4 olfactory receptor family 8subfamily OR8B4P 11q24.2 B member 4 (gene/pseudogene) OR8B5P olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q25 B member 5 pseudogene OR8B6P olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q25 B member 6 pseudogene OR8B7P olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily OR8B13P 11q25 B member 7 pseudogene OR8B8olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily TPCR85 11q24.2 B member 8 OR8B9Polfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 B member 9 pseudogeneOR8B10P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 B member 10pseudogene OR8B12 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 B member12 OR8C1P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily OR8C3P, OR11-175,11q24.2 C member 1 pseudogene OR8C4P OR912-45, OR912-106 OR8D1 olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily OR8D3 OST004 11q24.2 D member 1 OR8D2olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 D member 2(gene/pseudogene) OR8D4 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.1 Dmember 4 OR8F1P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 F member 1pseudogene OR8G1 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily OR8G1P TPCR25,11q24.2 G member 1 (gene/pseudogene) HSTPCR25 OR8G2P olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily OR8G4, TPCR120, 11q24.2 G member 2 pseudogene OR8G2HSTPCR120, ORL206, ORL486 OR8G3P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily11q24.2 G member 3 pseudogene OR8G5 olfactory receptor family 8subfamily OR8G5P, 11q24.2 G member 5 OR8G6 OR8G7P olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily 11q24.2 G member 7 pseudogene OR8H1 olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q12.1 H member 1 OR8H2 olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily 11q12.1 H member 2 OR8H3 olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q12.1 H member 3 OR8I1P olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q12.1 I member 1 pseudogene OR8I2 olfactory receptor family8 subfamily 11q12.1 I member 2 OR8I4P olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q I member 4 pseudogene OR8J1 olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q12.1 J member 1 OR8J2 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamilyOR8J2P 11q12.1 J member 2 (gene/pseudogene) OR8J3 olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily 11q12.1 J member 3 OR8K1 olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q12.1 K member 1 OR8K2P olfactory receptor family 8subfamily 11q12.1 K member 2 pseudogene OR8K3 olfactory receptor family8 subfamily 11q12.1 K member 3 (gene/pseudogene) OR8K4P olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q12.1 K member 4 pseudogene OR8K5olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q12.1 K member 5 OR8L1Polfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q12.1 L member 1 pseudogeneOR8Q1P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 Q member 1pseudogene OR8R1P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q13.4 R member1 pseudogene OR8S1 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 12q13.2 Smember 1 OR8S21P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 12q13.11 S member21 pseudogene OR8T1P olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 12q13.11 Tmember 1 pseudogene OR8U1 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q12.1U member 1 OR8U8 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily 11q1 alternate Umember 8 reference locus OR8U9 olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily11q1 alternate U member 9 reference locus OR8V1P olfactory receptorfamily 8 subfamily 11q12.1 V member 1 pseudogene OR8X1P olfactoryreceptor family 8 subfamily 11q24.2 X member 1 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 9: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR9A1P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamilyOR9A1 HTPCRX06, 7q34 A member 1 pseudogene HSHTPCRX06 OR9A2 olfactoryreceptor family 9 subfamily 7q34 A member 2 OR9A3P olfactory receptorfamily 9 subfamily OR9A6P 7q34 A member 3 pseudogene OR9A4 olfactoryreceptor family 9 subfamily 7q34 A member 4 OR9G1 olfactory receptorfamily 9 subfamily OR9G5 11q12.1 G member 1 OR9G2P olfactory receptorfamily 9 subfamily OR9G6 11q12.1 G member 2 pseudogene OR9G3P olfactoryreceptor family 9 subfamily 11q12.1 G member 3 pseudogene OR9G4olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 11q12.1 G member 4 OR9G9 olfactoryreceptor family 9 subfamily 11q11 G member 9 alternate reference locusOR9H1P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 1q44 H member 1 pseudogeneOR9I1 olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 11q12.1 I member 1 OR9I2Polfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 11q12.1 I member 2 pseudogeneOR9I3P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily OST714 11q12.1 I member 3pseudogene OR9K1P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 12q13.2 K member1 pseudogene OR9K2 olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily 12q13.2 Kmember 2 OR9L1P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily OR9L2P 11q12.1 Lmember 1 pseudogene OR9M1P olfactory receptor family 9 subfamily OR5BG1P11q12.1 M member 1 pseudogene OR9N1P olfactory receptor family 9subfamily 7q34 N member 1 pseudogene OR9P1P olfactory receptor family 9subfamily OR9P2P 7q34 P member 1 pseudogene OR9Q1 olfactory receptorfamily 9 subfamily 11q12.1 Q member 1 OR9Q2 olfactory receptor family 9subfamily OR9Q2P 11q12.1 Q member 2 OR9R1P olfactory receptor family 9subfamily 12q13.2 R member 1 pseudogene OR9S24P olfactory receptorfamily 9 subfamily OR5J6P 2q37.3 S member 24 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 10: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR10A2 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10A2POST363 11p15.4 subfamily A member 2 OR10A3 olfactory receptor family 10HTPCRX12, 11p15.4 subfamily A member 3 HSHTPCRX12 OR10A4 olfactoryreceptor family 10 OR10A4P 11p15.4 subfamily A member 4 OR10A5 olfactoryreceptor family 10 OR10A1 OR11-403, 11p15.4 subfamily A member 5 JCG6OR10A6 olfactory receptor family 10 11p15.4 subfamily A member 6(gene/pseudogene) OR10A7 olfactory receptor family 10 12q13.2 subfamilyA member 7 OR10AA1P olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily AAmember 1 pseudogene OR10AB1P olfactory receptor family 10 11p15.4subfamily AB member 1 pseudogene OR10AC1 olfactory receptor family 10OR10AC1P 7q35 subfamily AC member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR10AD1 olfactoryreceptor family 10 OR10AD1P 12q13.11 subfamily AD member 1 OR10AE1Polfactory receptor family 10 OR10AE2P 1q23.2 subfamily AE member 1pseudogene OR10AE3P olfactory receptor family 10 12q13.2 subfamily AEmember 3 pseudogene OR10AF1P olfactory receptor family 10 11q12subfamily AF member 1 pseudogene OR10AG1 olfactory receptor family 1011q12.1 subfamily AG member 1 OR10AH1P olfactory receptor family 107p22.1 subfamily AH member 1 pseudogene OR10AK1P olfactory receptorfamily 10 11q subfamily AK member 1 pseudogene OR10B1P olfactoryreceptor family 10 OR10B2 19p13.12 subfamily B member 1 pseudogeneOR10C1 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10C2 hs6M1-17, 6p22.1 subfamily Cmember 1 OR10C1P (gene/pseudogene) OR10D1P olfactory receptor family 10OR10D2P OST074, 11q24.2 subfamily D member 1 pseudogene HTPCRX03 OR10D3olfactory receptor family 10 OR10D3P HTPCRX09 11q24.2 subfamily D member3 (putative) OR10D4P olfactory receptor family 10 OR10D4, 11q24.2subfamily D member 4 pseudogene OR10D6P OR10D5P olfactory receptorfamily 10 11q24.2 subfamily D member 5 pseudogene OR10G1P olfactoryreceptor family 10 14q11.2 subfamily G member 1 pseudogene OR10G2olfactory receptor family 10 14q11.2 subfamily G member 2 OR10G3olfactory receptor family 10 14q11.2 subfamily G member 3 OR10G4olfactory receptor family 10 11q24.2 subfamily G member 4 OR10G5Polfactory receptor family 10 11q24.2 subfamily G member 5 pseudogeneOR10G6 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10G6P OR10G6Q 11q24.1 subfamily Gmember 6 OR10G7 olfactory receptor family 10 11q24.2 subfamily G member7 OR10G8 olfactory receptor family 10 11q24.2 subfamily G member 8OR10G9 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10G10P 11q24.2 subfamily G member9 OR10H1 olfactory receptor family 10 19p13.1 subfamily H member 1OR10H2 olfactory receptor family 10 19p13.1 subfamily H member 2 OR10H3olfactory receptor family 10 19p13.1 subfamily H member 3 OR10H4olfactory receptor family 10 19p13.12 subfamily H member 4 OR10H5olfactory receptor family 10 19p13.12 subfamily H member 5 OR10J1olfactory receptor family 10 HGMP07J, 1q23.2 subfamily J member 1HSHGMP07J OR10J2P olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.2 subfamily J member2 pseudogene OR10J3 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10J3P 1q23.2subfamily J member 3 OR10J4 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10J4P OST7171q23.2 subfamily J member 4 (gene/pseudogene) OR10J5 olfactory receptorfamily 10 1q23.2 subfamily J member 5 OR10J6P olfactory receptor family10 OR10J6 1q23.2 subfamily J member 6 pseudogene OR10J7P olfactoryreceptor family 10 1q23.2 subfamily J member 7 pseudogene OR10J8Polfactory receptor family 10 1q23.2 subfamily J member 8 pseudogeneOR10J9P olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.2 subfamily J member 9pseudogene OR10K1 olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily K member1 OR10K2 olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily K member 2OR10N1P olfactory receptor family 10 11q24.2 subfamily N member 1pseudogene OR10P1 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10P1P, OST701 12q13.2subfamily P member 1 OR10P2P, OR10P3P OR10Q1 olfactory receptor family10 11q12.1 subfamily Q member 1 OR10Q2P olfactory receptor family 1011q12.1 subfamily Q member 2 pseudogene OR10R1P olfactory receptorfamily 10 1q23.1 subfamily R member 1 pseudogene OR10R2 olfactoryreceptor family 10 OR10R2Q 1q23.1 subfamily R member 2 OR10R3P olfactoryreceptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily R member 3 pseudogene OR10S1olfactory receptor family 10 11q24.1 subfamily S member 1 OR10T1Polfactory receptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily T member 1 pseudogeneOR10T2 olfactory receptor family 10 1q23.1 subfamily T member 2 OR10U1Polfactory receptor family 10 12q13.2 subfamily U member 1 pseudogeneOR10V1 olfactory receptor family 10 11q12.1 subfamily V member 1 OR10V2Polfactory receptor family 10 11q12.1 subfamily V member 2 pseudogeneOR10V3P olfactory receptor family 10 11q12.1 subfamily V member 3pseudogene OR10V7P olfactory receptor family 10 14q21.2 subfamily Vmember 7 pseudogene OR10W1 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10W1P 11q12.1subfamily W member 1 OR10X1 olfactory receptor family 10 OR10X1P 1q23.1subfamily X member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR10Y1P olfactory receptor family10 11q12.1 subfamily Y member 1 pseudogene OR10Z1 olfactory receptorfamily 10 1q23.1 subfamily Z member 1

Olfactory receptors, family 11: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR11A1 olfactory receptor family 11 OR11A2hs6M1-18 6p22.2-p21.31 subfamily A member 1 OR11G1P olfactory receptorfamily 11 14q11.2 subfamily G member 1 pseudogene OR11G2 olfactoryreceptor family 11 14q11.2 subfamily G member 2 OR11H1 olfactoryreceptor family 11 OR22-1 22q11.1 subfamily H member 1 OR11H2 olfactoryreceptor family 11 OR11H2P, 14q11.2 subfamily H member 2 OR11H8P,C14orf15 OR11H3P olfactory receptor family 11 15q11.2 subfamily H member3 pseudogene OR11H4 olfactory receptor family 11 14q11.2 subfamily Hmember 4 OR11H5P olfactory receptor family 11 14q11.2 subfamily H member5 pseudogene OR11H6 olfactory receptor family 11 14q11.2 subfamily Hmember 6 OR11H7 olfactory receptor family 11 OR11H7P 14q11.2 subfamily Hmember 7 (gene/pseudogene) OR11H12 olfactory receptor family 11 14q11.2subfamily H member 12 OR11H13P olfactory receptor family 11 14q11.2subfamily H member 13 pseudogene OR11I1P olfactory receptor family 11OR11I2P 1p13.3 subfamily I member 1 pseudogene OR11J1P olfactoryreceptor family 11 15q11.2 subfamily J member 1 pseudogene OR11J2Polfactory receptor family 11 15q11.2 subfamily J member 2 pseudogeneOR11J5P olfactory receptor family 11 15q11.2 subfamily J member 5pseudogene OR11K1P olfactory receptor family 11 15q11.2 subfamily Kmember 1 pseudogene OR11K2P olfactory receptor family 11 14p13 subfamilyK member 2 pseudogene OR11L1 olfactory receptor family 11 1q44 subfamilyL member 1 OR11M1P olfactory receptor family 11 12q13.1 subfamily Mmember 1 pseudogene OR11N1P olfactory receptor family 11 Xq26.2subfamily N member 1 pseudogene OR11P1P olfactory receptor family 1114q1 subfamily P member 1 pseudogene OR11Q1P olfactory receptor family11 Xq26.1 subfamily Q member 1 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 12: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR11A1 olfactory receptor family 12subfamily OR12D1P hs6M1-19 6p22.1 D member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR11G1Polfactory receptor family 12 subfamily hs6M1-20 6p22.1 D member 2(gene/pseudogene) OR11G2 olfactory receptor family 12 subfamily hs6M1-276p22.1 D member 3

Olfactory receptors, family 13: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR13A1 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 10q11.21 A member 1 OR13C1P olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9q31.1 C member 1 pseudogene OR13C2 olfactory receptor family13 subfamily 9q31.1 C member 2 OR13C3 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9q31.1 C member 3 OR13C4 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9q31.1 C member 4 OR13C5 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9q31.1 C member 5 OR13C6P olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9p13.3 C member 6 pseudogene OR13C7 olfactory receptor family13 subfamily OR13C7P OST706 9p13.3 C member 7 (gene/pseudogene) OR13C8olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily 9q31.1 C member 8 OR13C9olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily 9q31.1 C member 9 OR13D1olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily 9q31.1 D member 1 OR13D2Polfactory receptor family 13 subfamily 9q31.1 D member 2 pseudogeneOR13D3P olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily 9q31.1 D member 3pseudogene OR13E1P olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily OR13E2 OST7419p13.3 E member 1 pseudogene OR13F1 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9q31.1 F member 1 OR13G1 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 1q44 G member 1 OR13H1 olfactory receptor family 13 subfamilyXq26.2 H member 1 OR13I1P olfactory receptor family 13 subfamily OR13I2P9q31.1 I member 1 pseudogene OR13J1 olfactory receptor family 13subfamily 9p13.3 J member 1 OR13K1P olfactory receptor family 13subfamily Xq26.2 K member 1 pseudogene OR13Z1P olfactory receptor family13 subfamily 1q21.1 Z member 1 pseudogene OR13Z2P olfactory receptorfamily 13 subfamily 1q21.1 Z member 2 pseudogene OR13Z3P olfactoryreceptor family 13 subfamily 1q21.1 Z member 3 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 14: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR13A1 olfactory receptor family 14 OR5AX1P,1q44 subfamily A member 2 OR5AX1 OR13C1P olfactory receptor family 14OR5AT1 1q44 subfamily A member 16 OR13C2 olfactory receptor family 14OR5BF1 1q44 subfamily C member 36 OR13C3 olfactory receptor family 14OR5BU1P, 1q44 subfamily I member 1 OR5BU1 OR13C4 olfactory receptorfamily 14 OR5U1 hs6M1-28 6p22.1 subfamily J member 1 OR13C5 olfactoryreceptor family 14 OR5AY1 1q44 subfamily K member 1 OR13C6P olfactoryreceptor family 14 OR5AV1, 1q44 subfamily L member 1 pseudogene OR5AV1P

Olfactory receptors, family 51: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR51A1P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily A member 1 pseudogene OR51A2 olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily A member 2 OR51A3P olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily A member 3 pseudogene OR51A4 olfactory receptor family51 11p15.4 subfamily A member 4 OR51A5P olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily A member 5 pseudogene OR51A6P olfactory receptorfamily 51 11p15.4 subfamily A member 6 pseudogene OR51A7 olfactoryreceptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily A member 7 OR51A8P olfactoryreceptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily A member 8 pseudogene OR51A9Polfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily A member 9 pseudogeneOR51A10P olfactory receptor family 51 OR51A11P, 11p15.4 subfamily Amember 10 OR51A13 pseudogene OR51AB1P olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily AB member 1 pseudogene OR51B2 olfactory receptorfamily 51 OR51B1P 11p15.4 subfamily B member 2 (gene/pseudogene) OR51B3Polfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily B member 3 pseudogeneOR51B4 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily B member 4 OR51B5olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily B member 5 OR51B6olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily B member 6 OR51B8Polfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily B member 8 pseudogeneOR51C1P olfactory receptor family 51 OR51C3P, OST734 11p15.4 subfamily Cmember 1 pseudogene OR51C2P OR51C4P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily C member 4 pseudogene OR51D1 olfactory receptor family 51OR51D1Q 11p15.4 subfamily D member 1 OR51E1 olfactory receptor family 51OR51E1P, GPR136 11p15.4 subfamily E member 1 OR52A3P, GPR164 OR51E2olfactory receptor family 51 PSGR 11p15.4 subfamily E member 2 OR51F1olfactory receptor family 51 OR51F1P 11p15.4 subfamily F member 1(gene/pseudogene) OR51F2 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamilyF member 2 OR51F3P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily Fmember 3 pseudogene OR51F4P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily F member 4 pseudogene OR51F5P olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily F member 5 pseudogene OR51G1 olfactory receptor family51 OR51G3P 11p15.4 subfamily G member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR51G2olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily G member 2 OR51H1olfactory receptor family 51 OR51H1P 11p15.4 subfamily H member 1OR51H2P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily H member 2pseudogene OR51I1 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily Imember 1 OR51I2 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily I member2 OR51J1 olfactory receptor family 51 OR51J2, 11p15.4 subfamily J member1 OR51J1P (gene/pseudogene) OR51K1P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily K member 1 pseudogene OR51L1 olfactory receptor family 5111p15.4 subfamily L member 1 OR51M1 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily M member 1 OR51N1P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4subfamily N member 1 pseudogene OR51P1P olfactory receptor family 51OR51P2P 11p15.4 subfamily P member 1 pseudogene OR51Q1 olfactoryreceptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily Q member 1 (gene/pseudogene)OR51R1P olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily R member 1pseudogene OR51S1 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily Smember 1 OR51T1 olfactory receptor family 51 11p15.4 subfamily T member1 OR51V1 olfactory receptor family 51 OR51A12 11p15.4 subfamily V member1

Olfactory receptors, family 52: Approved Previous Symbol Approved NameSymbols Synonyms Chromosome OR52A1 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily HPFH1OR 11p15.4 A member 1 OR52A4P olfactory receptor family52 subfamily OR52A4 11p15.4 A member 4 pseudogene OR52A5 olfactoryreceptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 A member 5 OR52B1P olfactoryreceptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 B member 1 pseudogene OR52B2olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 B member 2 OR52B3Polfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 B member 3 pseudogeneOR52B4 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 B member 4(gene/pseudogene) OR52B5P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4B member 5 pseudogene OR52B6 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily11p15.4 B member 6 OR52D1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4D member 1 OR52E1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52E1P 11p15.4E member 1 (gene/pseudogene) OR52E2 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 E member 2 OR52E3P olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 E member 3 pseudogene OR52E4 olfactory receptor family52 subfamily 11p15.4 E member 4 OR52E5 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 E member 5 OR52E6 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 E member 6 OR52E7P olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 E member 7 pseudogene OR52E8 olfactory receptor family52 subfamily 11p15.4 E member 8 OR52H1 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 H member 1 OR52H2P olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 H member 2 pseudogene OR52I1 olfactory receptor family52 subfamily I 11p15.4 member 1 OR52I2 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily I 11p15.4 member 2 OR52J1P olfactory receptor family 52subfamily J 11p15.4 member 1 pseudogene OR52J2P olfactory receptorfamily 52 subfamily J OR52J4P 11p15.4 member 2 pseudogene OR52J3olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily J 11p15.4 member 3 OR52K1olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 K member 1 OR52K2olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 K member 2 OR52K3Polfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 K member 3 pseudogeneOR52L1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 L member 1 OR52L2Polfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52L2 11p15.4 L member 2pseudogene OR52M1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52M1P 11p15.4M member 1 OR52M2P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52M4 11p15.4M member 2 pseudogene OR52N1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily11p15.4 N member 1 OR52N2 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4N member 2 OR52N3P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 Nmember 3 pseudogene OR52N4 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily11p15.4 N member 4 (gene/pseudogene) OR52N5 olfactory receptor family 52subfamily OR52N5Q 11p15.4 N member 5 OR52P1P olfactory receptor family52 subfamily OR52P1 11p15.4 P member 1 pseudogene OR52P2P olfactoryreceptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 P member 2 pseudogene OR52Q1Polfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 Q member 1 pseudogeneOR52R1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 R member 1(gene/pseudogene) OR52S1P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4S member 1 pseudogene OR52T1P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily11p15.4 T member 1 pseudogene OR52U1P olfactory receptor family 52subfamily 11p15.4 U member 1 pseudogene OR52V1P olfactory receptorfamily 52 subfamily 11p15.4 V member 1 pseudogene OR52W1 olfactoryreceptor family 52 subfamily OR52W1P 11p15.4 W member 1 OR52X1Polfactory receptor family 52 subfamily 11p15.4 X member 1 pseudogeneOR52Y1P olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52Y2P 11p15.4 Y member1 pseudogene OR52Z1 olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily OR52Z1P11p15.4 Z member 1 (gene/pseudogene)

Olfactory receptors, family 55: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR55B1P olfactory receptor OR55B2P,11p15.4 family 55 OR55C1P subfamily B member 1 pseudogene

Olfactory receptors, family 56: Approved Previous Syn- Symbol ApprovedName Symbols onyms Chromosome OR56A1 olfactory receptor 11p15.4 family56 subfamily A member 1 OR56A3 olfactory receptor OR56A6, 11p15.4 family56 OR56A3P subfamily A member 3 OR56A4 olfactory receptor 11p15.4 family56 subfamily A member 4 OR56A5 olfactory receptor OR56A5P 11p15.4 family56 subfamily A member 5 OR56A7P olfactory receptor 11p15.4 family 56subfamily A member 7 pseudogene OR56B1 olfactory receptor OR56B1P11p15.4 family 56 subfamily B member 1 OR56B2P olfactory receptor OR56B211p15.4 family 56 subfamily B member 2 pseudogene OR56B3P olfactoryreceptor 11p15.4 family 56 subfamily B member 3 pseudogene OR56B4olfactory receptor 11p15.4 family 56 subfamily B member 4 Receptorgene/protein Response element Nuclear Hormone HRE (hormone re- Receptorssponse element) Estrogen receptor ERE (estrogen re- sponse element)μ-opioid receptor CRE 5-HT receptor CRE, SRE, and NFAT Glucocorticoidreceptor Glucocorticoid re- sponse element (GRE) Adrenergic receptor CREAndrogen receptor Androgen response element (ARE) Thyroid hormonereceptor HRE

Further exemplary receptor genes/proteins useful as heterologousreceptors according to the methods and compositions of the disclosureinclude receptors such as those listed in the table below:

GPCR Receptors HGNC Family name symbol 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR1A 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR1B 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR1D 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR1E 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR1F 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR2A 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR2B 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR2C 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR4 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR5A 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR5BP 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors HTR6 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptorsHTR7 Acetylcholine receptors (muscarinic) CHRM1 Acetylcholine receptors(muscarinic) CHRM2 Acetylcholine receptors (muscarinic) CHRM3Acetylcholine receptors (muscarinic) CHRM4 Acetylcholine receptors(muscarinic) CHRM5 Adenosine receptors ADORA1 Adenosine receptorsADORA2A Adenosine receptors ADORA2B Adenosine receptors ADORA3 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRA1 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRA2 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRA3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRB1 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRB2 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRB3 Adhesion Class GPCRs CELSR1 Adhesion Class GPCRsCELSR2 Adhesion Class GPCRs CELSR3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRD1 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRD2 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRE1 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRE2 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRE3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRE4P AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRE5 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRF1 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRF2 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRF3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRF4 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRF5 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRG1 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRG2 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRG3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRG4 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRG5 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRG6 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRG7 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRL1 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRL2 AdhesionClass GPCRs ADGRL3 Adhesion Class GPCRs ADGRL4 Adhesion Class GPCRsADGRV1 Adrenoceptors ADRA1A Adrenoceptors ADRA1B Adrenoceptors ADRA1DAdrenoceptors ADRA2A Adrenoceptors ADRA2B Adrenoceptors ADRA2CAdrenoceptors ADRB1 Adrenoceptors ADRB2 Adrenoceptors ADRB3 Angiotensinreceptors AGTR1 Angiotensin receptors AGTR2 Apelin receptor APLNR Bileacid receptor GPBAR1 Bombesin receptors NMBR Bombesin receptors GRPRBombesin receptors BRS3 Bradykinin receptors BDKRB1 Bradykinin receptorsBDKRB2 Calcitonin receptors CALCR Calcitonin receptors Calcitoninreceptors Calcitonin receptors Calcitonin receptors CALCRL Calcitoninreceptors Calcitonin receptors Calcitonin receptors Calcium-sensingreceptor CASR Cannabinoid receptors CNR1 Cannabinoid receptors CNR2Chemerin receptor CMKLR1 Chemokine receptors CCR1 Chemokine receptorsCCR2 Chemokine receptors CCR3 Chemokine receptors CCR4 Chemokinereceptors CCR5 Chemokine receptors CCR6 Chemokine receptors CCR7Chemokine receptors CCR8 Chemokine receptors CCR9 Chemokine receptorsCCR10 Chemokine receptors CXCR1 Chemokine receptors CXCR2 Chemokinereceptors CXCR3 Chemokine receptors CXCR4 Chemokine receptors CXCR5Chemokine receptors CXCR6 Chemokine receptors CX3CR1 Chemokine receptorsXCR1 Chemokine receptors ACKR1 Chemokine receptors ACKR2 Chemokinereceptors ACKR3 Chemokine receptors ACKR4 Chemokine receptors CCRL2Cholecystokinin receptors CCKAR Cholecystokinin receptors CCKBR Class AOrphans GPR1 Class A Orphans BRS3 Class A Orphans GPR3 Class A OrphansGPR4 Class A Orphans GPR42 Class A Orphans GPR6 Class A Orphans GPR12Class A Orphans GPR15 Class A Orphans GPR17 Class A Orphans GPR18 ClassA Orphans GPR19 Class A Orphans GPR20 Class A Orphans GPR21 Class AOrphans GPR22 Class A Orphans GPR25 Class A Orphans GPR26 Class AOrphans GPR27 Class A Orphans GPR31 Class A Orphans GPR32 Class AOrphans GPR33 Class A Orphans GPR34 Class A Orphans GPR35 Class AOrphans GPR37 Class A Orphans GPR37L1 Class A Orphans GPR39 Class AOrphans GPR45 Class A Orphans GPR50 Class A Orphans GPR52 Class AOrphans GPR55 Class A Orphans GPR61 Class A Orphans GPR62 Class AOrphans GPR63 Class A Orphans GPR65 Class A Orphans GPR68 Class AOrphans GPR75 Class A Orphans GPR78 Class A Orphans GPR79 Class AOrphans GPR82 Class A Orphans GPR83 Class A Orphans GPR84 Class AOrphans GPR85 Class A Orphans GPR87 Class A Orphans GPR88 Class AOrphans GPR101 Class A Orphans GPR119 Class A Orphans GPR132 Class AOrphans GPR135 Class A Orphans GPR139 Class A Orphans GPR141 Class AOrphans GPR142 Class A Orphans GPR146 Class A Orphans GPR148 Class AOrphans GPR149 Class A Orphans GPR150 Class A Orphans GPR151 Class AOrphans GPR152 Class A Orphans GPR153 Class A Orphans GPR160 Class AOrphans GPR161 Class A Orphans GPR162 Class A Orphans GPR171 Class AOrphans GPR173 Class A Orphans GPR174 Class A Orphans GPR176 Class AOrphans GPR182 Class A Orphans GPR183 Class A Orphans LGR4 Class AOrphans LGR5 Class A Orphans LGR6 Class A Orphans MAS1 Class A OrphansMAS1L Class A Orphans MRGPRD Class A Orphans MRGPRE Class A OrphansMRGPRF Class A Orphans MRGPRG Class A Orphans MRGPRX1 Class A OrphansMRGPRX2 Class A Orphans MRGPRX3 Class A Orphans MRGPRX4 Class A OrphansOPN3 Class A Orphans OPN4 Class A Orphans OPN5 Class A Orphans P2RY8Class A Orphans P2RY10 Class A Orphans TAAR2 Class A Orphans TAAR3PClass A Orphans TAAR4P Class A Orphans TAAR5 Class A Orphans TAAR6 ClassA Orphans TAAR8 Class A Orphans TAAR9 Class C Orphans GPR156 Class COrphans GPR158 Class C Orphans GPR179 Class C Orphans GPRC5A Class COrphans GPRC5B Class C Orphans GPRC5C Class C Orphans GPRC5D Class COrphans GPRC6A Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD1 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD2 ClassFrizzled GPCRs FZD3 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD4 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD5Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD6 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD7 Class Frizzled GPCRsFZD8 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD9 Class Frizzled GPCRs FZD10 Class FrizzledGPCRs SMO Complement peptide receptors C3AR1 Complement peptidereceptors C5AR1 Complement peptide receptors C5AR2Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors CRHR1 Corticotropin-releasingfactor receptors CRHR2 Dopamine receptors DRD1 Dopamine receptors DRD2Dopamine receptors DRD3 Dopamine receptors DRD4 Dopamine receptors DRD5Endothelin receptors EDNRA Endothelin receptors EDNRB Formylpeptidereceptors FPR1 Formylpeptide receptors FPR2 Formylpeptide receptors FPR3Free fatty acid receptors FFAR1 Free fatty acid receptors FFAR2 Freefatty acid receptors FFAR3 Free fatty acid receptors FFAR4 Free fattyacid receptors GPR42 GABA<sub>B</sub> receptors GABA<sub>B</sub>receptors GABBR1 GABA<sub>B</sub> receptors GABBR2 Galanin receptorsGALR1 Galanin receptors GALR2 Galanin receptors GALR3 Ghrelin receptorGHSR Glucagon receptor family GHRHR Glucagon receptor family GIPRGlucagon receptor family GLP1R Glucagon receptor family GLP2R Glucagonreceptor family GCGR Glucagon receptor family SCTR Glycoprotein hormonereceptors FSHR Glycoprotein hormone receptors LHCGR Glycoprotein hormonereceptors TSHR Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptors GNRHRGonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptors GNRHR2 GPR18, GPR55 and GPR119GPR18 GPR18, GPR55 and GPR119 GPR55 GPR18, GPR55 and GPR119 GPR119 Gprotein-coupled estrogen receptor GPER1 Histamine receptors HRH1Histamine receptors HRH2 Histamine receptors HRH3 Histamine receptorsHRH4 Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptors HCAR1 Hydroxycarboxylic acidreceptors HCAR2 Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptors HCAR3 Kisspeptinreceptor KISS1R Leukotriene receptors LTB4R Leukotriene receptors LTB4R2Leukotriene receptors CYSLTR1 Leukotriene receptors CYSLTR2 Leukotrienereceptors OXER1 Leukotriene receptors FPR2 Lysophospholipid (LPA)receptors LPAR1 Lysophospholipid (LPA) receptors LPAR2 Lysophospholipid(LPA) receptors LPAR3 Lysophospholipid (LPA) receptors LPAR4Lysophospholipid (LPA) receptors LPAR5 Lysophospholipid (LPA) receptorsLPAR6 Lysophospholipid (S1P) receptors S1PR1 Lysophospholipid (S1P)receptors S1PR2 Lysophospholipid (S1P) receptors S1PR3 Lysophospholipid(S1P) receptors S1PR4 Lysophospholipid (S1P) receptors S1PR5Melanin-concentrating hormone receptors MCHR1 Melanin-concentratinghormone receptors MCHR2 Melanocortin receptors MC1R Melanocortinreceptors MC2R Melanocortin receptors MC3R Melanocortin receptors MC4RMelanocortin receptors MC5R Melatonin receptors MTNR1A Melatoninreceptors MTNR1B Metabotropic glutamate receptors GRM1 Metabotropicglutamate receptors GRM2 Metabotropic glutamate receptors GRM3Metabotropic glutamate receptors GRM4 Metabotropic glutamate receptorsGRM5 Metabotropic glutamate receptors GRM6 Metabotropic glutamatereceptors GRM7 Metabotropic glutamate receptors GRM8 Motilin receptorMLNR Neuromedin U receptors NMUR1 Neuromedin U receptors NMUR2Neuropeptide FF/neuropeptide AF receptors NPFFR1 NeuropeptideFF/neuropeptide AF receptors NPFFR2 Neuropeptide S receptor NPSR1Neuropeptide W/neuropeptide B receptors NPBWR1 NeuropeptideW/neuropeptide B receptors NPBWR2 Neuropeptide Y receptors NPY1RNeuropeptide Y receptors NPY2R Neuropeptide Y receptors NPY4RNeuropeptide Y receptors NPY5R Neuropeptide Y receptors NPY6RNeurotensin receptors NTSR1 Neurotensin receptors NTSR2 Opioid receptorsOPRD1 Opioid receptors OPRK1 Opioid receptors OPRM1 Opioid receptorsOPRL1 Orexin receptors HCRTR1 Orexin receptors HCRTR2 Other 7TM proteinsGPR107 Other 7TM proteins GPR137 Other 7TM proteins OR51E1 Other 7TMproteins TPRA1 Other 7TM proteins GPR143 Other 7TM proteins GPR157Oxoglutarate receptor OXGR1 P2Y receptors P2RY1 P2Y receptors P2RY2 P2Yreceptors P2RY4 P2Y receptors P2RY6 P2Y receptors P2RY11 P2Y receptorsP2RY12 P2Y receptors P2RY13 P2Y receptors P2RY14 Parathyroid hormonereceptors PTH1R Parathyroid hormone receptors PTH2R Platelet-activatingfactor receptor PTAFR Prokineticin receptors PROKR1 Prokineticinreceptors PROKR2 Prolactin-releasing peptide receptor PRLHR Prostanoidreceptors PTGDR Prostanoid receptors PTGDR2 Prostanoid receptors PTGER1Prostanoid receptors PTGER2 Prostanoid receptors PTGER3 Prostanoidreceptors PTGER4 Prostanoid receptors PTGFR Prostanoid receptors PTGIRProstanoid receptors TBXA2R Proteinase-activated receptors F2RProteinase-activated receptors F2RL1 Proteinase-activated receptorsF2RL2 Proteinase-activated receptors F2RL3 QRFP receptor QRFPR Relaxinfamily peptide receptors RXFP1 Relaxin family peptide receptors RXFP2Relaxin family peptide receptors RXFP3 Relaxin family peptide receptorsRXFP4 Somatostatin receptors SSTR1 Somatostatin receptors SSTR2Somatostatin receptors SSTR3 Somatostatin receptors SSTR4 Somatostatinreceptors SSTR5 Succinate receptor SUCNR1 Tachykinin receptors TACR1Tachykinin receptors TACR2 Tachykinin receptors TACR3 Taste 1 receptorsTAS1R1 Taste 1 receptors TAS1R2 Taste 1 receptors TAS1R3 Taste 2receptors TAS2R1 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R3 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R4 Taste2 receptors TAS2R5 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R7 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R8Taste 2 receptors TAS2R9 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R10 Taste 2 receptorsTAS2R13 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R14 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R16 Taste 2receptors TAS2R19 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R20 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R30Taste 2 receptors TAS2R31 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R38 Taste 2 receptorsTAS2R39 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R40 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R41 Taste 2receptors TAS2R42 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R43 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R45Taste 2 receptors TAS2R46 Taste 2 receptors TAS2R50 Taste 2 receptorsTAS2R60 Thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptors TRHRThyrotropin-releasing hormone receptors Trace amine receptor TAAR1Urotensin receptor UTS2R Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors AVPR1AVasopressin and oxytocin receptors AVPR1B Vasopressin and oxytocinreceptors AVPR2 Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors OXTR VIP and PACAPreceptors ADCYAP1R1 VIP and PACAP receptors VIPR1 VIP and PACAPreceptors VIPR2

Nuclear Hormone Receptors: Family name HGNCsymbol 0B. DAX-like receptorsNR0B1 0B. DAX-like receptors NR0B2 1A. Thyroid hormone receptors THRA1A. Thyroid hormone receptors THRB 1B. Retinoic acid receptors RARA 1B.Retinoic acid receptors RARB 1B. Retinoic acid receptors RARG 1C.Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors PPARA 1C. Peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptors PPARD 1C. Peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptors PPARG 1D. Rev-Erb receptors NR1D1 1D.Rev-Erb receptors NR1D2 1F. Retinoic acid-related orphans RORA 1F.Retinoic acid-related orphans RORB 1F. Retinoic acid-related orphansRORC 1H. Liver X receptor-like receptors NR1H4 1H. Liver X receptor-likereceptors NR1H5P 1H. Liver X receptor-like receptors NR1H3 1H. Liver Xreceptor-like receptors NR1H2 1I. Vitamin D receptor-like receptors VDR1I. Vitamin D receptor-like receptors NR1I2 1I. Vitamin D receptor-likereceptors NR1I3 2A. Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 receptors HNF4A 2A.Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 receptors HNF4G 2B. Retinoid X receptorsRXRA 2B. Retinoid X receptors RXRB 2B. Retinoid X receptors RXRG 2C.Testicular receptors NR2C1 2C. Testicular receptors NR2C2 2E.Tailless-like receptors NR2E1 2E. Tailless-like receptors NR2E3 2F.COUP-TF-like receptors NR2F1 2F. COUP-TF-like receptors NR2F2 2F.COUP-TF-like receptors NR2F6 3A. Estrogen receptors ESR1 3A. Estrogenreceptors ESR2 3B. Estrogen-related receptors ESRRA 3B. Estrogen-relatedreceptors ESRRB 3B. Estrogen-related receptors ESRRG 3C. 3-Ketosteroidreceptors AR 3C. 3-Ketosteroid receptors NR3C1 3C. 3-Ketosteroidreceptors NR3C2 3C. 3-Ketosteroid receptors PGR 4A. Nerve growth factorIB-like receptors NR4A1 4A. Nerve growth factor IB-like receptors NR4A24A. Nerve growth factor IB-like receptors NR4A3 5A. Fushi tarazu F1-like receptors NR5A1 5A. Fushi tarazu F1 -like receptors NR5A2 6A. Germcell nuclear factor receptors NR6A1

Catalytic Receptors HGNC Family name symbol GDNF receptor family GFRA1GDNF receptor family GFRA2 GDNF receptor family GFRA3 GDNF receptorfamily GFRA4 IL-10 receptor family IL22RA2 IL-10 receptor family IL10RAIL-10 receptor family IL10RB IL-10 receptor family IL20RA IL-10 receptorfamily IL20RB IL-10 receptor family IL22RA1 IL-10 receptor family IFNLR1IL-12 receptor family IL12RB1 IL-12 receptor family IL12RB2 IL-12receptor family IL23R IL-17 receptor family IL17RA IL-17 receptor familyIL17RB IL-17 receptor family IL17RC IL-17 receptor family IL17RD IL-17receptor family IL17RE IL-2 receptor family IL13RA2 IL-2 receptor familyIL2RA IL-2 receptor family IL2RB IL-2 receptor family IL2RG IL-2receptor family IL4R IL-2 receptor family IL7R IL-2 receptor family IL9RIL-2 receptor family IL13RA1 IL-2 receptor family IL15RA IL-2 receptorfamily IL21R IL-2 receptor family CRLF2 IL-3 receptor family IL3RA IL-3receptor family IL5RA IL-3 receptor family CSF2RA IL-3 receptor familyCSF2RB IL-6 receptor family IL6R IL-6 receptor family IL6ST IL-6receptor family IL11RA IL-6 receptor family IL27RA IL-6 receptor familyIL31RA IL-6 receptor family CNTFR IL-6 receptor family LEPR IL-6receptor family LIFR IL-6 receptor family OSMR Immunoglobulin-likefamily of IL-1 receptors IL1R1 Immunoglobulin-like family of IL-1receptors IL1R2 Immunoglobulin-like family of IL-1 receptors IL1RL1Immunoglobulin-like family of IL-1 receptors IL1RL2 Immunoglobulin-likefamily of IL-1 receptors IL18R1 Integrins ITGA1 Integrins ITGA2Integrins ITGA2B Integrins ITGA3 Integrins ITGA4 Integrins ITGA5Integrins ITGA6 Integrins ITGA7 Integrins ITGA8 Integrins ITGA9Integrins ITGA10 Integrins ITGA11 Integrins ITGAD Integrins ITGAEIntegrins ITGAL Integrins ITGAM Integrins ITGAV Integrins ITGAXIntegrins ITGB1 Integrins ITGB2 Integrins ITGB3 Integrins ITGB4Integrins ITGB5 Integrins ITGB6 Integrins ITGB7 Integrins ITGB8Interferon receptor family IFNAR1 Interferon receptor family IFNAR2Interferon receptor family IFNGR1 Interferon receptor family IFNGR2Natriuretic peptide receptor family NPR1 Natriuretic peptide receptorfamily NPR2 Natriuretic peptide receptor family GUCY2C Natriureticpeptide receptor family NPR3 NOD-like receptor family NOD1 NOD-likereceptor family NOD2 NOD-like receptor family NLRC3 NOD-like receptorfamily NLRC4 NOD-like receptor family NLRC5 NOD-like receptor familyNLRX1 NOD-like receptor family CIITA NOD-like receptor family NLRP1NOD-like receptor family NLRP2 NOD-like receptor family NLRP3 NOD-likereceptor family NLRP4 NOD-like receptor family NLRP5 NOD-like receptorfamily NLRP6 NOD-like receptor family NLRP7 NOD-like receptor familyNLRP8 NOD-like receptor family NLRP9 NOD-like receptor family NLRP10NOD-like receptor family NLRP11 NOD-like receptor family NLRP12 NOD-likereceptor family NLRP13 NOD-like receptor family NLRP14 Prolactinreceptor family EPOR Prolactin receptor family CSF3R Prolactin receptorfamily GHR Prolactin receptor family PRLR Prolactin receptor family MPLReceptor Guanylyl Cyclase (RGC) family NPR1 Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase(RGC) family NPR2 Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase (RGC) family GUCY2C ReceptorGuanylyl Cyclase (RGC) family GUCY2D Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase (RGC)family GUCY2F Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase (RGC) family GUCY2GP Receptortyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRA Receptor tyrosine phosphatase(RTP) family PTPRB Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRCReceptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRD Receptor tyrosinephosphatase (RTP) family PTPRE Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP)family PTPRF Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRG Receptortyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRH Receptor tyrosine phosphatase(RTP) family PTPRJ Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRKReceptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRM Receptor tyrosinephosphatase (RTP) family PTPRN Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP)family PTPRN2 Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRO Receptortyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRQ Receptor tyrosine phosphatase(RTP) family PTPRR Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRSReceptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP) family PTPRT Receptor tyrosinephosphatase (RTP) family PTPRU Receptor tyrosine phosphatase (RTP)family PTPRZ1 RIG-I-like receptor family DDX58 RIG-I-like receptorfamily IFIH1 RIG-I-like receptor family DHX58 Toll-like receptor familyTLR1 Toll-like receptor family TLR2 Toll-like receptor family TLR3Toll-like receptor family TLR4 Toll-like receptor family TLR5 Toll-likereceptor family TLR6 Toll-like receptor family TLR7 Toll-like receptorfamily TLR8 Toll-like receptor family TLR9 Toll-like receptor familyTLR10 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF1A Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF1B Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family LTBR Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor familyTNFRSF4 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family CD40 Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family FAS Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)receptor family TNFRSF6B Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor familyCD27 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF8 Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF9 Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family TNFRSF10A Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptorfamily TNFRSF10B Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF10CTumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF10D Tumour necrosisfactor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF11A Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)receptor family TNFRSF11B Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor familyTNFRSF25 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF12A Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF13B Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family TNFRSF13C Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptorfamily TNFRSF14 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family NGFR Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF17 Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family TNFRSF18 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptorfamily TNFRSF19 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family RELT Tumournecrosis factor (TNF) receptor family TNFRSF21 Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family EDA2R Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor familyEDAR Type III receptor serine/threonine kinases TGFBR3 Type III RTKs:PDGFR, CSFR, Kit, FLT3 PDGFRA receptor family Type III RTKs: PDGFR,CSFR, Kit, FLT3 PDGFRB receptor family Type III RTKs: PDGFR, CSFR, Kit,FLT3 KIT receptor family Type III RTKs: PDGFR, CSFR, Kit, FLT3 CSF1Rreceptor family Type III RTKs: PDGFR, CSFR, Kit, FLT3 FLT3 receptorfamily Type II receptor serine/threonine kinases ACVR2A Type II receptorserine/threonine kinases ACVR2B Type II receptor serine/threoninekinases AMHR2 Type II receptor serine/threonine kinases BMPR2 Type IIreceptor serine/threonine kinases TGFBR2 Type II RTKs: Insulin receptorfamily INSR Type II RTKs: Insulin receptor family IGF1R Type II RTKs:Insulin receptor family INSRR Type I receptor serine/threonine kinasesACVRL1 Type I receptor serine/threonine kinases ACVR1 Type I receptorserine/threonine kinases BMPR1A Type I receptor serine/threonine kinasesACVR1B Type I receptor serine/threonine kinases TGFBR1 Type I receptorserine/threonine kinases BMPR1B Type I receptor serine/threonine kinasesACVR1C Type I RTKs: ErbB (epidermal growth factor) EGFR receptor familyType I RTKs: ErbB (epidermal growth factor) ERBB2 receptor family Type IRTKs: ErbB (epidermal growth factor) ERBB3 receptor family Type I RTKs:ErbB (epidermal growth factor) ERBB4 receptor family Type IV RTKs: VEGF(vascular endothelial FLT1 growth factor) receptor family Type IV RTKs:VEGF (vascular endothelial KDR growth factor) receptor family Type IVRTKs: VEGF (vascular endothelial FLT4 growth factor) receptor familyType IX RTKs: MuSK MUSK Type VIII RTKs: ROR family ROR1 Type VIII RTKs:ROR family ROR2 Type VII RTKs: Neurotrophin receptor/Trk family NTRK1Type VII RTKs: Neurotrophin receptor/Trk family NTRK2 Type VII RTKs:Neurotrophin receptor/Trk family NTRK3 Type VI RTKs: PTK7/CCK4 PTK7 TypeV RTKs: FGF (fibroblast growth factor) FGFR1 receptor family Type VRTKs: FGF (fibroblast growth factor) FGFR2 receptor family Type V RTKs:FGF (fibroblast growth factor) FGFR3 receptor family Type V RTKs: FGF(fibroblast growth factor) FGFR4 receptor family Type XIII RTKs: Ephrinreceptor family EPHA1 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA2 TypeXIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA3 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptorfamily EPHA4 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA5 Type XIIIRTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA6 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptorfamily EPHA7 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA8 Type XIIIRTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHA10 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptorfamily EPHB1 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHB2 Type XIIIRTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHB3 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptorfamily EPHB4 Type XIII RTKs: Ephrin receptor family EPHB6 Type XII RTKs:TIE family of angiopoietin TIE1 receptors Type XII RTKs: TIE family ofangiopoietin TEK receptors Type XI RTKs: TAM (TYRO3-, AXL- and MER-TK)AXL receptor family Type XI RTKs: TAM (TYRO3-, AXL- and MER-TK) TYRO3receptor family Type XI RTKs: TAM (TYRO3-, AXL- and MER-TK) MERTKreceptor family Type XIV RTKs: RET RET Type XIX RTKs: Leukocyte tyrosinekinase (LTK) LTK receptor family Type XIX RTKs: Leukocyte tyrosinekinase (LTK) ALK receptor family Type X RTKs: HGF (hepatocyte growthfactor) MET receptor family Type X RTKs: HGF (hepatocyte growth factor)MST1R receptor family Type XVIII RTKs: LMR family AATK Type XVIII RTKs:LMR family LMTK2 Type XVIII RTKs: LMR family LMTK3 Type XVII RTKs: ROSreceptors ROS1 Type XVI RTKs: DDR (collagen receptor) family DDR1 TypeXVI RTKs: DDR (collagen receptor) family DDR2 Type XV RTKs: RYK RYK TypeXX RTKs: STYK1 STYK1

The ligands may be a known ligand for the receptor or a test compound.For example, in the case of olfactory receptors, the ligand may be anodorant. Exemplary odorants include Geranyl acetate, Methyl formate,Methyl acetate, Methyl propionate, Methyl propanoate, Methyl butyrate,Methyl butanoate, Ethyl acetate, Ethyl butyrate, Ethyl butanoate,Isoamyl acetate, Pentyl butyrate, Pentyl butanoate, Pentyl pentanoate,Octyl acetate, Benzyl acetate, and Methyl anthranilate.

In some embodiments, the ligand comprises a small molecule, apolypeptide, or a nucleic acid ligand. Methods of the disclosure relateto screening procedures that detect ligand engagement with a receptor.Accordingly, the ligand may be a test compound or a drug. The methods ofthe disclosure can be utilized to determine ligand and receptorengagement for the purposes of determining ligand/drug efficacy and/oroff-target effects. A polypeptide ligand may be a peptide, which isfewer than 100 amino acids in length.

Chemical agents are “small molecule” compounds that are typicallyorganic, non-peptide molecules, having a molecular weight less than10,000 Da. In some embodiments, they are less than 5,000 Da, less than1,000 Da, or less than 500 Da (and any range derivable therein). Thisclass of modulators includes chemically synthesized molecules, forexample, compounds from combinatorial chemical libraries. Syntheticcompounds may be rationally designed or identified from screeningmethods described herein. Methods for generating and obtaining smallmolecules are well known in the art (Schreiber, Science 2000;151:1964-1969; Radmann et al., Science 2000; 151:1947-1948, which arehereby incorporated by reference).

II. REPORTER SYSTEMS

A. Nucleic Acid Reporter

The reporter comprises a barcode region, which comprises an index regionthat can identify the activated receptor. The index region can be apolynucleotide of at least, at most, or exactly 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65,70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 150, 200 or more (or any range derivabletherein) nucleotides in length. The barcode may comprise one or moreuniversal PCR regions, adaptors, linkers, or a combination thereof.

The index region of the barcode is a polynucleotide sequence that can beused to identify the heterologous receptor that is activated and/orexpressed in the same cell as the barcode because it is unique to aparticular heterologous receptor in the context of the screen beingutilized. In embodiments relating to a populations of cells, determiningthe identity of the barcode is done by determining the nucleotidesequence of the index region in order to identify which receptor(s) hasbeen activated in a population of cells. As discussed herein, methodsmay involve sequencing one or more index regions or having such indexregions sequenced.

Nucleic acid constructs are generated by any means known in the art,including through the use of polymerases and solid state nucleic acidsynthesis (e.g., on a column, multiwall plate, or microarray). Theinvention provides for the inclusion of barcodes, to facilitate thedetermination of the activity of specific nucleic acid regulatoryelements (i.e. receptor-responsive elements), which may be an indicationof an activated receptor. These barcodes are included in the nucleicacid constructs and expression vectors containing the nucleic acidregulatory elements. Each index region of the barcode is unique to thecorresponding heterologous receptor gene (i.e., although a particularnucleic acid regulatory element may have more than one barcodes or indexregions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or more), each barcode is indicative ofthe activation of a single receptor). These barcodes are oriented in theexpression vector such that they are transcribed in the same mRNAtranscript as the associated open reading frame. The barcodes may beoriented in the mRNA transcript 5′ to the open reading frame, 3′ to theopen reading frame, immediately 5′ to the terminal poly-A tail, orsomewhere in-between. In some embodiments, the barcodes are in the 3′untranslated region.

The unique portions of the barcodes may be continuous along the lengthof the barcode sequence or the barcode may include stretches of nucleicacid sequence that is not unique to any one barcode. In one application,the unique portions of the barcodes (i.e. index region(s)) may beseparated by a stretch of nucleic acids that is removed by the cellularmachinery during transcription into mRNA (e.g., an intron).

The inducible reporter includes a regulatory element, such as apromoter, and a barcode. In some embodiments, the regulatory elementfurther includes an open reading frame. The open reading frame mayencode for a selectable or screenable marker, as described herein. Thenucleic acid regulatory element may be 5′, 3′, or within the openreading frame. The barcode may be located anywhere within the region tobe transcribed into mRNA (e.g., upstream of the open reading frame,downstream of the open reading frame, or within the open reading frame).Importantly, the barcode is located 5′ to the transcription terminationsite.

The barcodes and/or index regions are quantified or determined bymethods known in the art, including quantitative sequencing (e.g., usingan Illumina® sequencer) or quantitative hybridization techniques (e.g.,microarray hybridization technology or using a Luminex® bead system).Sequencing methods are further described herein.

B. Sequencing Methods to Detect Barcodes

1. Massively Parallel Signature Sequencing (MPSS).

The first of the next-generation sequencing technologies, massivelyparallel signature sequencing (or MPSS), was developed in the 1990s atLynx Therapeutics. MPSS was a bead-based method that used a complexapproach of adapter ligation followed by adapter decoding, reading thesequence in increments of four nucleotides. This method made itsusceptible to sequence-specific bias or loss of specific sequences.Because the technology was so complex, MPSS was only performed‘in-house’ by Lynx Therapeutics and no DNA sequencing machines were soldto independent laboratories. Lynx Therapeutics merged with Solexa (lateracquired by Illumina) in 2004, leading to the development ofsequencing-by-synthesis, a simpler approach acquired from ManteiaPredictive Medicine, which rendered MPSS obsolete. However, theessential properties of the MPSS output were typical of later“next-generation” data types, including hundreds of thousands of shortDNA sequences. In the case of MPSS, these were typically used forsequencing cDNA for measurements of gene expression levels. Indeed, thepowerful Illumina HiSeq2000, HiSeq2500 and MiSeq systems are based onMPSS.

2. Polony Sequencing.

The Polony sequencing method, developed in the laboratory of George M.Church at Harvard, was among the first next-generation sequencingsystems and was used to sequence a full genome in 2005. It combined anin vitro paired-tag library with emulsion PCR, an automated microscope,and ligation-based sequencing chemistry to sequence an E. coli genome atan accuracy of >99.9999% and a cost approximately 1/9 that of Sangersequencing. The technology was licensed to Agencourt Biosciences,subsequently spun out into Agencourt Personal Genomics, and eventuallyincorporated into the Applied Biosystems SOLiD platform, which is nowowned by Life Technologies.

3. 454 Pyrosequencing.

A parallelized version of pyrosequencing was developed by 454 LifeSciences, which has since been acquired by Roche Diagnostics. The methodamplifies DNA inside water droplets in an oil solution (emulsion PCR),with each droplet containing a single DNA template attached to a singleprimer-coated bead that then forms a clonal colony. The sequencingmachine contains many picoliter-volume wells each containing a singlebead and sequencing enzymes. Pyrosequencing uses luciferase to generatelight for detection of the individual nucleotides added to the nascentDNA, and the combined data are used to generate sequence read-outs. Thistechnology provides intermediate read length and price per base comparedto Sanger sequencing on one end and Solexa and SOLiD on the other.

4. Illumina (Solexa) Sequencing.

Solexa, now part of Illumina, developed a sequencing method based onreversible dye-terminators technology, and engineered polymerases, thatit developed internally. The terminated chemistry was developedinternally at Solexa and the concept of the Solexa system was inventedby Balasubramanian and Klennerman from Cambridge University's chemistrydepartment. In 2004, Solexa acquired the company Manteia PredictiveMedicine in order to gain a massively parallel sequencing technologybased on “DNA Clusters”, which involves the clonal amplification of DNAon a surface. The cluster technology was co-acquired with LynxTherapeutics of California. Solexa Ltd. later merged with Lynx to formSolexa Inc.

In this method, DNA molecules and primers are first attached on a slideand amplified with polymerase so that local clonal DNA colonies, latercoined “DNA clusters”, are formed. To determine the sequence, four typesof reversible terminator bases (RT-bases) are added and non-incorporatednucleotides are washed away. A camera takes images of the fluorescentlylabeled nucleotides, then the dye, along with the terminal 3′ blocker,is chemically removed from the DNA, allowing for the next cycle tobegin. Unlike pyrosequencing, the DNA chains are extended one nucleotideat a time and image acquisition can be performed at a delayed moment,allowing for very large arrays of DNA colonies to be captured bysequential images taken from a single camera.

Decoupling the enzymatic reaction and the image capture allows foroptimal throughput and theoretically unlimited sequencing capacity. Withan optimal configuration, the ultimately reachable instrument throughputis thus dictated solely by the analog-to-digital conversion rate of thecamera, multiplied by the number of cameras and divided by the number ofpixels per DNA colony required for visualizing them optimally(approximately 10 pixels/colony). In 2012, with cameras operating atmore than 10 MHz A/D conversion rates and available optics, fluidics andenzymatics, throughput can be multiples of 1 million nucleotides/second,corresponding roughly to one human genome equivalent at 1× coverage perhour per instrument, and one human genome re-sequenced (at approx. 30×)per day per instrument (equipped with a single camera).

5. Solid Sequencing.

Applied Biosystems' (now a Life Technologies brand) SOLiD technologyemploys sequencing by ligation. Here, a pool of all possibleoligonucleotides of a fixed length are labeled according to thesequenced position. Oligonucleotides are annealed and ligated; thepreferential ligation by DNA ligase for matching sequences results in asignal informative of the nucleotide at that position. Beforesequencing, the DNA is amplified by emulsion PCR. The resulting beads,each containing single copies of the same DNA molecule, are deposited ona glass slide. The result is sequences of quantities and lengthscomparable to Illumina sequencing. This sequencing by ligation methodhas been reported to have some issue sequencing palindromic sequences.

6. Ion Torrent Semiconductor Sequencing.

Ion Torrent Systems Inc. (now owned by Life Technologies) developed asystem based on using standard sequencing chemistry, but with a novel,semiconductor based detection system. This method of sequencing is basedon the detection of hydrogen ions that are released during thepolymerization of DNA, as opposed to the optical methods used in othersequencing systems. A microwell containing a template DNA strand to besequenced is flooded with a single type of nucleotide. If the introducednucleotide is complementary to the leading template nucleotide it isincorporated into the growing complementary strand. This causes therelease of a hydrogen ion that triggers a hypersensitive ion sensor,which indicates that a reaction has occurred. If homopolymer repeats arepresent in the template sequence multiple nucleotides will beincorporated in a single cycle. This leads to a corresponding number ofreleased hydrogens and a proportionally higher electronic signal.

7. DNA Nanoball Sequencing.

DNA nanoball sequencing is a type of high throughput sequencingtechnology used to determine the entire genomic sequence of an organism.The company Complete Genomics uses this technology to sequence samplessubmitted by independent researchers. The method uses rolling circlereplication to amplify small fragments of genomic DNA into DNAnanoballs. Unchained sequencing by ligation is then used to determinethe nucleotide sequence. This method of DNA sequencing allows largenumbers of DNA nanoballs to be sequenced per run and at low reagentcosts compared to other next generation sequencing platforms. However,only short sequences of DNA are determined from each DNA nanoball whichmakes mapping the short reads to a reference genome difficult. Thistechnology has been used for multiple genome sequencing projects and isscheduled to be used for more.

8. Heliscope Single Molecule Sequencing.

Heliscope sequencing is a method of single-molecule sequencing developedby Helicos Biosciences. It uses DNA fragments with added poly-A tailadapters which are attached to the flow cell surface. The next stepsinvolve extension-based sequencing with cyclic washes of the flow cellwith fluorescently labeled nucleotides (one nucleotide type at a time,as with the Sanger method). The reads are performed by the Heliscopesequencer. The reads are short, up to 55 bases per run, but recentimprovements allow for more accurate reads of stretches of one type ofnucleotides. This sequencing method and equipment were used to sequencethe genome of the M13 bacteriophage.

9. Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT) Sequencing.

SMRT sequencing is based on the sequencing by synthesis approach. TheDNA is synthesized in zero-mode wave-guides (ZMWs)—small well-likecontainers with the capturing tools located at the bottom of the well.The sequencing is performed with use of unmodified polymerase (attachedto the ZMW bottom) and fluorescently labelled nucleotides flowing freelyin the solution. The wells are constructed in a way that only thefluorescence occurring by the bottom of the well is detected. Thefluorescent label is detached from the nucleotide at its incorporationinto the DNA strand, leaving an unmodified DNA strand. According toPacific Biosciences, the SMRT technology developer, this methodologyallows detection of nucleotide modifications (such as cytosinemethylation). This happens through the observation of polymerasekinetics. This approach allows reads of 20,000 nucleotides or more, withaverage read lengths of 5 kilobases.

C. Measurement of Gene or Barcode Expression

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to determining the expression of areporter barcode and/or reporter gene or open reading frame. Theexpression of the reporter can be determined by measuring the levels ofRNA transcripts of the barcode or index region and any otherpolynucleotides expressed from the reporter construct. Suitable methodsfor this purpose include, but are not limited to, RT-PCR, Northern Blot,in situ hybridization, Southern Blot, slot-blotting, nuclease protectionassay and oligonucleotide arrays.

In certain aspects, RNA isolated from cells can be amplified to cDNA orcRNA before detection and/or quantitation. The isolated RNA can beeither total RNA or mRNA. The RNA amplification can be specific ornon-specific. In some embodiments, the amplification is specific in thatit specifically amplifies reporter barcodes or regions thereof, such asan index region. In some embodiments, the amplification and/or reversetranscriptase step excludes random priming. Suitable amplificationmethods include, but are not limited to, reverse transcriptase PCR,isothermal amplification, ligase chain reaction, and Qbeta replicase.The amplified nucleic acid products can be detected and/or quantitatedthrough hybridization to labeled probes. In some embodiments, detectionmay involve fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) or some otherkind of quantum dots.

Amplification primers or hybridization probes for a reporter barcode canbe prepared from the sequence of the expressed portion of the reporter.The term “primer” or “probe” as used herein, is meant to encompass anynucleic acid that is capable of priming the synthesis of a nascentnucleic acid in a template-dependent process. Typically, primers areoligonucleotides from ten to twenty and/or thirty base pairs in length,but longer sequences can be employed. Primers may be provided indouble-stranded and/or single-stranded form, although thesingle-stranded form is preferred.

The use of a probe or primer of between 13 and 100 nucleotides,particularly between 17 and 100 nucleotides in length, or in someaspects up to 1-2 kilobases or more in length, allows the formation of aduplex molecule that is both stable and selective. Molecules havingcomplementary sequences over contiguous stretches greater than 20 basesin length may be used to increase stability and/or selectivity of thehybrid molecules obtained. One may design nucleic acid molecules forhybridization having one or more complementary sequences of 20 to 30nucleotides, or even longer where desired. Such fragments may be readilyprepared, for example, by directly synthesizing the fragment by chemicalmeans or by introducing selected sequences into recombinant vectors forrecombinant production.

In one embodiment, each probe/primer comprises at least 15 nucleotides.For instance, each probe can comprise at least or at most 20, 25, 50,75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 400 or morenucleotides (or any range derivable therein). They may have theselengths and have a sequence that is identical or complementary to a genedescribed herein. Particularly, each probe/primer has relatively highsequence complexity and does not have any ambiguous residue(undetermined “n” residues). The probes/primers can hybridize to thetarget gene, including its RNA transcripts, under stringent or highlystringent conditions. In some embodiments, because each of thebiomarkers has more than one human sequence, it is contemplated thatprobes and primers may be designed for use with each of these sequences.For example, inosine is a nucleotide frequently used in probes orprimers to hybridize to more than one sequence. It is contemplated thatprobes or primers may have inosine or other design implementations thataccommodate recognition of more than one human sequence for a particularbiomarker.

For applications requiring high selectivity, one will typically desireto employ relatively high stringency conditions to form the hybrids. Forexample, relatively low salt and/or high temperature conditions, such asprovided by about 0.02 M to about 0.10 M NaCl at temperatures of about50° C. to about 70° C. Such high stringency conditions tolerate little,if any, mismatch between the probe or primers and the template or targetstrand and would be particularly suitable for isolating specific genesor for detecting specific mRNA transcripts. It is generally appreciatedthat conditions can be rendered more stringent by the addition ofincreasing amounts of formamide.

In one embodiment, quantitative RT-PCR (such as TaqMan, ABI) is used fordetecting and comparing the levels of RNA transcripts in samples.Quantitative RT-PCR involves reverse transcription (RT) of RNA to cDNAfollowed by relative quantitative PCR (RT-PCR). The concentration of thetarget DNA in the linear portion of the PCR process is proportional tothe starting concentration of the target before the PCR was begun. Bydetermining the concentration of the PCR products of the target DNA inPCR reactions that have completed the same number of cycles and are intheir linear ranges, it is possible to determine the relativeconcentrations of the specific target sequence in the original DNAmixture. If the DNA mixtures are cDNAs synthesized from RNAs isolatedfrom different tissues or cells, the relative abundances of the specificmRNA from which the target sequence was derived may be determined forthe respective tissues or cells. This direct proportionality between theconcentration of the PCR products and the relative mRNA abundances istrue in the linear range portion of the PCR reaction. The finalconcentration of the target DNA in the plateau portion of the curve isdetermined by the availability of reagents in the reaction mix and isindependent of the original concentration of target DNA. Therefore, thesampling and quantifying of the amplified PCR products may be carriedout when the PCR reactions are in the linear portion of their curves. Inaddition, relative concentrations of the amplifiable cDNAs may benormalized to some independent standard, which may be based on eitherinternally existing RNA species or externally introduced RNA species.The abundance of a particular mRNA species may also be determinedrelative to the average abundance of all mRNA species in the sample.

In one embodiment, the PCR amplification utilizes one or more internalPCR standards. The internal standard may be an abundant housekeepinggene in the cell or it can specifically be GAPDH, GUSB and β-2microglobulin. These standards may be used to normalize expressionlevels so that the expression levels of different gene products can becompared directly. A person of ordinary skill in the art would know howto use an internal standard to normalize expression levels.

A problem inherent in some samples is that they are of variable quantityand/or quality. This problem can be overcome if the RT-PCR is performedas a relative quantitative RT-PCR with an internal standard in which theinternal standard is an amplifiable cDNA fragment that is similar orlarger than the target cDNA fragment and in which the abundance of themRNA encoding the internal standard is roughly 5-100 fold higher thanthe mRNA encoding the target. This assay measures relative abundance,not absolute abundance of the respective mRNA species.

In another embodiment, the relative quantitative RT-PCR uses an externalstandard protocol. Under this protocol, the PCR products are sampled inthe linear portion of their amplification curves. The number of PCRcycles that are optimal for sampling can be empirically determined foreach target cDNA fragment. In addition, the reverse transcriptaseproducts of each RNA population isolated from the various samples can benormalized for equal concentrations of amplifiable cDNAs.

A nucleic acid array can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 250or more different polynucleotide probes, which may hybridize todifferent and/or the same biomarkers. Multiple probes for the same genecan be used on a single nucleic acid array. Probes for other diseasegenes can also be included in the nucleic acid array. The probe densityon the array can be in any range. In some embodiments, the density maybe 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 or more probes/cm².

Specifically contemplated are chip-based nucleic acid technologies suchas those described by Hacia et al. (1996) and Shoemaker et al. (1996).Briefly, these techniques involve quantitative methods for analyzinglarge numbers of genes rapidly and accurately. By tagging genes witholigonucleotides or using fixed probe arrays, one can employ chiptechnology to segregate target molecules as high density arrays andscreen these molecules on the basis of hybridization (see also, Pease etal., 1994; and Fodor et al, 1991). It is contemplated that thistechnology may be used in conjunction with evaluating the expressionlevel of one or more cancer biomarkers with respect to diagnostic,prognostic, and treatment methods.

Certain embodiments may involve the use of arrays or data generated froman array. Data may be readily available. Moreover, an array may beprepared in order to generate data that may then be used in correlationstudies.

An array generally refers to ordered macroarrays or microarrays ofnucleic acid molecules (probes) that are fully or nearly complementaryor identical to a plurality of mRNA molecules or cDNA molecules and thatare positioned on a support material in a spatially separatedorganization. Macroarrays are typically sheets of nitrocellulose ornylon upon which probes have been spotted. Microarrays position thenucleic acid probes more densely such that up to 10,000 nucleic acidmolecules can be fit into a region typically 1 to 4 square centimeters.Microarrays can be fabricated by spotting nucleic acid molecules, e.g.,genes, oligonucleotides, etc., onto substrates or fabricatingoligonucleotide sequences in situ on a substrate. Spotted or fabricatednucleic acid molecules can be applied in a high density matrix patternof up to about 30 non-identical nucleic acid molecules per squarecentimeter or higher, e.g. up to about 100 or even 1000 per squarecentimeter. Microarrays typically use coated glass as the solid support,in contrast to the nitrocellulose-based material of filter arrays. Byhaving an ordered array of complementing nucleic acid samples, theposition of each sample can be tracked and linked to the originalsample. A variety of different array devices in which a plurality ofdistinct nucleic acid probes are stably associated with the surface of asolid support are known to those of skill in the art. Useful substratesfor arrays include nylon, glass and silicon. Such arrays may vary in anumber of different ways, including average probe length, sequence ortypes of probes, nature of bond between the probe and the array surface,e.g. covalent or non-covalent, and the like. The labeling and screeningmethods and the arrays are not limited in its utility with respect toany parameter except that the probes detect expression levels;consequently, methods and compositions may be used with a variety ofdifferent types of genes.

Representative methods and apparatus for preparing a microarray havebeen described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,143,854; 5,202,231;5,242,974; 5,288,644; 5,324,633; 5,384,261; 5,405,783; 5,412,087;5,424,186; 5,429,807; 5,432,049; 5,436,327; 5,445,934; 5,468,613;5,470,710; 5,472,672; 5,492,806; 5,525,464; 5,503,980; 5,510,270;5,525,464; 5,527,681; 5,529,756; 5,532,128; 5,545,531; 5,547,839;5,554,501; 5,556,752; 5,561,071; 5,571,639; 5,580,726; 5,580,732;5,593,839; 5,599,695; 5,599,672; 5,610,287; 5,624,711; 5,631,134;5,639,603; 5,654,413; 5,658,734; 5,661,028; 5,665,547; 5,667,972;5,695,940; 5,700,637; 5,744,305; 5,800,992; 5,807,522; 5,830,645;5,837,196; 5,871,928; 5,847,219; 5,876,932; 5,919,626; 6,004,755;6,087,102; 6,368,799; 6,383,749; 6,617,112; 6,638,717; 6,720,138, aswell as WO 93/17126; WO 95/11995; WO 95/21265; WO 95/21944; WO 95/35505;WO 96/31622; WO 97/10365; WO 97/27317; WO 99/35505; WO 09923256; WO09936760; WO0138580; WO 0168255; WO 03020898; WO 03040410; WO 03053586;WO 03087297; WO 03091426; WO03100012; WO 04020085; WO 04027093; EP 373203; EP 785 280; EP 799 897 and UK 8 803 000; the disclosures of whichare all herein incorporated by reference.

It is contemplated that the arrays can be high density arrays, such thatthey contain 100 or more different probes. It is contemplated that theymay contain 1000, 16,000, 65,000, 250,000 or 1,000,000 or more differentprobes. The oligonucleotide probes range from 5 to 50, 5 to 45, 10 to40, or 15 to 40 nucleotides in length in some embodiments. In certainembodiments, the oligonucleotide probes are 20 to 25 nucleotides inlength.

The location and sequence of each different probe sequence in the arrayare generally known. Moreover, the large number of different probes canoccupy a relatively small area providing a high density array having aprobe density of generally greater than about 60, 100, 600, 1000, 5,000,10,000, 40,000, 100,000, or 400,000 different oligonucleotide probes percm2. The surface area of the array can be about or less than about 1,1.6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 cm2.

Moreover, a person of ordinary skill in the art could readily analyzedata generated using an array. Such protocols include information foundin WO 9743450; WO 03023058; WO 03022421; WO 03029485; WO 03067217; WO03066906; WO 03076928; WO 03093810; WO 03100448A1, all of which arespecifically incorporated by reference.

In one embodiment, nuclease protection assays are used to quantify RNAsderived from the cancer samples. There are many different versions ofnuclease protection assays known to those practiced in the art. Thecommon characteristic that these nuclease protection assays have is thatthey involve hybridization of an antisense nucleic acid with the RNA tobe quantified. The resulting hybrid double-stranded molecule is thendigested with a nuclease that digests single-stranded nucleic acids moreefficiently than double-stranded molecules. The amount of antisensenucleic acid that survives digestion is a measure of the amount of thetarget RNA species to be quantified. An example of a nuclease protectionassay that is commercially available is the RNase protection assaymanufactured by Ambion, Inc. (Austin, Tex.).

III. RECEPTOR GENE AND INDUCIBLE REPORTER ADDITIONS

In certain embodiments, the receptor gene and or inducible reportersystem comprises one or more polynucleotide sequences encoding for oneor more auxiliary polypeptides. Exemplary auxiliary polypeptides includetranscription factors, protein or peptide tag, and screenable orselectable genes.

A. Selection and Screening Genes

In certain embodiments of the disclosure, the inducible reporter and/orthe receptor gene may comprise or further comprise a selection orscreening gene. Furthermore, the cells, vectors, and viral particles ofthe disclosure may further comprise a selection or screening gene. Insome embodiments, the selection or screening gene is fused to thereceptor gene such that one fusion protein comprising a receptor proteinfused to a selection or screening protein is present in the cell. Suchgenes would confer an identifiable change to the cell permitting easyidentification of cells that have activation of the heterologousreceptor gene. Generally, a selectable (i.e. selection gene) gene is onethat confers a property that allows for selection. A positive selectablegene is one in which the presence of the gene or gene product allows forits selection, while a negative selectable gene is one in which itspresence of the gene or gene product prevents its selection. An exampleof a positive selectable gene is an antibiotic resistance gene.

Usually the inclusion of a drug selection gene aids in the cloning andidentification of cells that have an activated receptor gene through,for example, successful ligand engagement. The selection gene may be agene that confers resistance to neomycin, puromycin, hygromycin, DHFR,GPT, zeocin, G418, phleomycin, blasticidin, and histidinol, for example.In addition to genes conferring a phenotype that allows for thediscrimination of receptor activation based on the implementation ofconditions, other types of genes, including screenable genes such asGFP, whose gene product provides for colorimetric analysis, are alsocontemplated. Alternatively, screenable enzymes such as herpes simplexvirus thymidine kinase (tk) or chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT)may be utilized. One of skill in the art would also know how to employscreenable genes and their protein products, possibly in conjunctionwith FACS analysis. Further examples of selectable and screenable genesare well known to one of skill in the art. In certain embodiments, thegene produces a fluorescent protein, an enzymatically active protein, aluminescent protein, a photoactivatable protein, a photoconvertibleprotein, or a colorimetric protein. Fluorescent markers include, forexample, GFP and variants such as YFP, RFP etc., and other fluorescentproteins such as DsRed, mPlum, mCherry, YPet, Emerald, CyPet,T-Sapphire, Luciferase, and Venus. Photoactivatable markers include, forexample, KFP, PA-mRFP, and Dronpa. Photoconvertible markers include, forexample, mEosFP, KikGR, and PS-CFP2. Luminescent proteins include, forexample, Neptune, FP595, and phialidin.

B. Protein or Peptide Tags

Exemplary protein/peptide tags include AviTag, a peptide allowingbiotinylation by the enzyme BirA and so the protein can be isolated bystreptavidin (GLNDIFEAQKIEWHE, SEQ ID NO:4), Calmodulin-tag, a peptidebound by the protein calmodulin (KRRWKKNFIAVSAANRFKKISSSGAL, SEQ IDNO:5), polyglutamate tag, a peptide binding efficiently toanion-exchange resin such as Mono-Q (EEEEEE, SEQ ID NO:6), E-tag, apeptide recognized by an antibody (GAPVPYPDPLEPR, SEQ ID NO:7),FLAG-tag, a peptide recognized by an antibody (DYKDDDDK, SEQ ID NO:8),HA-tag, a peptide from hemagglutinin recognized by an antibody(YPYDVPDYA, SEQ ID NO:9), His-tag, 5-10 histidines bound by a nickel orcobalt chelate (HHHHHH, SEQ ID NO:10), Myc-tag, a peptide derived fromc-myc recognized by an antibody (EQKLISEEDL, SEQ ID NO:11), NE-tag, anovel 18-amino-acid synthetic peptide (TKENPRSNQEESYDDNES, SEQ ID NO:12)recognized by a monoclonal IgG1 antibody, which is useful in a widespectrum of applications including Western blotting, ELISA, flowcytometry, immunocytochemistry, immunoprecipitation, and affinitypurification of recombinant proteins, S-tag, a peptide derived fromRibonuclease A (KETAAAKFERQHMDS, SEQ ID NO:13), SBP-tag, a peptide whichbinds to streptavidin (MDEKTTGWRGGHVVEGLAGELEQLRARLEHHPQGQREP, SEQ IDNO:14), Softag 1, for mammalian expression (SLAELLNAGLGGS, SEQ IDNO:15), Softag 3, for prokaryotic expression (TQDPSRVG, SEQ ID NO:16),Strep-tag, a peptide which binds to streptavidin or the modifiedstreptavidin called streptactin (Strep-tag II: WSHPQFEK, SEQ ID NO:17),TC tag, a tetracysteine tag that is recognized by FlAsH and ReAsHbiarsenical compounds (CCPGCC, SEQ ID NO:18), V5 tag, a peptiderecognized by an antibody (GKPIPNPLLGLDST, SEQ ID NO:19), VSV-tag, apeptide recognized by an antibody (YTDIEMNRLGK, SEQ ID NO:20), Xpresstag (DLYDDDDK, SEQ ID NO:21), Covalent peptide tags, Isopeptag, apeptide which binds covalently to pilin-C protein (TDKDMTITFTNKKDAE, SEQID NO:22), SpyTag, a peptide which binds covalently to SpyCatcherprotein (AHIVMVDAYKPTK, SEQ ID NO:23), SnoopTag, a peptide which bindscovalently to SnoopCatcher protein (KLGDIEFIKVNK, SEQ ID NO:24), BCCP(Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein), a protein domain biotinylated by BirAenabling recognition by streptavidin, Glutathione-S-transferase-tag, aprotein which binds to immobilized glutathione, Green fluorescentprotein-tag, a protein which is spontaneously fluorescent and can bebound by nanobodies, HaloTag, a mutated bacterial haloalkanedehalogenase that covalently attaches to a reactive haloalkanesubstrate, this allows attachment to a wide variety of substrates.Maltose binding protein-tag, a protein which binds to amylose agarose,Nus-tag, Thioredoxin-tag, Fc-tag, derived from immunoglobulin Fc domain,allow dimerization and solubilization. Can be used for purification onProtein-A Sepharose, Designed Intrinsically Disordered tags containingdisorder promoting amino acids (P, E, S, T, A, Q, G, . . . ), and Ty-tag

C. Transcription Factors

In some embodiments, the receptor gene encodes for a fusion proteincomprising the receptor protein and an auxiliary polypeptide. In someembodiments, the auxiliary polypeptide is a transcription factor. Inrelated embodiments, the inducible reporter comprises areceptor-responsive element, wherein the receptor-responsive element isbound by the transcription factor. Such transcription factors andresponsive elements are known in the art and include, for example,reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator (rtTA), which can inducetranscription through a tetracycline-responsive element (TRE), Gal4p,which induces transcription through the GAL1 promoter, and estrogenreceptor, which, when bound to a ligand, induces expression through theestrogen response element. Accordingly, related embodiments includeadministering a ligand to activate transcription of an auxiliarypolypeptide transcription factor.

IV. VECTORS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS

The current disclosure includes embodiments of nucleic acids comprisingone or more of a heterologous receptor gene and an inducible reporter.The terms “oligonucleotide,” “polynucleotide,” and “nucleic acid areused interchangeable and include linear oligomers of natural or modifiedmonomers or linkages, including deoxyribonucleosides, ribonucleosides,α-anomeric forms thereof, peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), and the like,capable of specifically binding to a target polynucleotide by way of aregular pattern of monomer-to-monomer interactions, such as Watson-Cricktype of base pairing, base stacking, Hoogsteen or reverse Hoogsteentypes of base pairing, or the like. Usually monomers are linked byphosphodiester bonds or analogs thereof to form oligonucleotides rangingin size from a few monomeric units, e.g. 3-4, to several tens ofmonomeric units. Whenever an oligonucleotide is represented by asequence of letters, such as “ATGCCTG,” it will be understood that thenucleotides are in 5′→3′ order from left to right and that “A” denotesdeoxyadenosine, “C” denotes deoxycytidine, “G” denotes deoxyguanosine,and “T” denotes thymidine, unless otherwise noted. Analogs ofphosphodiester linkages include phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate,phosphoranilidate, phosphoramidate, and the like. It is clear to thoseskilled in the art when oligonucleotides having natural or non-naturalnucleotides may be employed, e.g. where processing by enzymes is calledfor, usually oligonucleotides consisting of natural nucleotides arerequired.

The nucleic acid may be an “unmodified oligonucleotide” or “unmodifiednucleic acid,” which refers generally to an oligomer or polymer ofribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In someembodiments a nucleic acid molecule is an unmodified oligonucleotide.This term includes oligonucleotides composed of naturally occurringnucleobases, sugars and covalent internucleoside linkages. The term“oligonucleotide analog” refers to oligonucleotides that have one ormore non-naturally occurring portions which function in a similar mannerto oligonucleotides. Such non-naturally occurring oligonucleotides areoften selected over naturally occurring forms because of desirableproperties such as, for example, enhanced cellular uptake, enhancedaffinity for other oligonucleotides or nucleic acid targets andincreased stability in the presence of nucleases. The term“oligonucleotide” can be used to refer to unmodified oligonucleotides oroligonucleotide analogs.

Specific examples of nucleic acid molecules include nucleic acidmolecules containing modified, i.e., non-naturally occurringinternucleoside linkages. Such non-naturally internucleoside linkagesare often selected over naturally occurring forms because of desirableproperties such as, for example, enhanced cellular uptake, enhancedaffinity for other oligonucleotides or nucleic acid targets andincreased stability in the presence of nucleases. In a specificembodiment, the modification comprises a methyl group.

Nucleic acid molecules can have one or more modified internucleosidelinkages. As defined in this specification, oligonucleotides havingmodified internucleoside linkages include internucleoside linkages thatretain a phosphorus atom and internucleoside linkages that do not have aphosphorus atom. For the purposes of this specification, and assometimes referenced in the art, modified oligonucleotides that do nothave a phosphorus atom in their internucleoside backbone can also beconsidered to be oligonucleosides.

Modifications to nucleic acid molecules can include modificationswherein one or both terminal nucleotides is modified.

One suitable phosphorus-containing modified internucleoside linkage isthe phosphorothioate internucleoside linkage. A number of other modifiedoligonucleotide backbones (internucleoside linkages) are known in theart and may be useful in the context of this embodiment.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation ofphosphorus-containing internucleoside linkages include, but are notlimited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,687,808; 4,469,863; 4,476,301; 5,023,243,5,177,196; 5,188,897; 5,264,423; 5,276,019; 5,278,302; 5,286,717;5,321,131; 5,399,676; 5,405,939; 5,453,496; 5,455,233; 5,466,677;5,476,925; 5,519,126; 5,536,821; 5,541,306; 5,550,111; 5,563,253;5,571,799; 5,587,361; 5,194,599; 5,565,555; 5,527,899; 5,721,218;5,672,697 5,625,050, 5,489,677, and 5,602,240 each of which is hereinincorporated by reference.

Modified oligonucleoside backbones (internucleoside linkages) that donot include a phosphorus atom therein have internucleoside linkages thatare formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages,mixed heteroatom and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, orone or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleosidelinkages. These include those having amide backbones; and others,including those having mixed N, O, S and CH2 component parts.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of the abovenon-phosphorous-containing oligonucleosides include, but are not limitedto, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,034,506; 5,166,315; 5,185,444; 5,214,134;5,216,141; 5,235,033; 5,264,562; 5,264,564; 5,405,938; 5,434,257;5,466,677; 5,470,967; 5,489,677; 5,541,307; 5,561,225; 5,596,086;5,602,240; 5,610,289; 5,602,240; 5,608,046; 5,610,289; 5,618,704;5,623,070; 5,663,312; 5,633,360; 5,677,437; 5,792,608; 5,646,269 and5,677,439, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

Oligomeric compounds can also include oligonucleotide mimetics. The termmimetic as it is applied to oligonucleotides is intended to includeoligomeric compounds wherein only the furanose ring or both the furanosering and the internucleotide linkage are replaced with novel groups,replacement of only the furanose ring with for example a morpholinoring, is also referred to in the art as being a sugar surrogate. Theheterocyclic base moiety or a modified heterocyclic base moiety ismaintained for hybridization with an appropriate target nucleic acid.

Oligonucleotide mimetics can include oligomeric compounds such aspeptide nucleic acids (PNA) and cyclohexenyl nucleic acids (known asCeNA, see Wang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 8595-8602).Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation ofoligonucleotide mimetics include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.5,539,082; 5,714,331; and 5,719,262, each of which is hereinincorporated by reference. Another class of oligonucleotide mimetic isreferred to as phosphonomonoester nucleic acid and incorporates aphosphorus group in the backbone. This class of olignucleotide mimeticis reported to have useful physical and biological and pharmacologicalproperties in the areas of inhibiting gene expression (antisenseoligonucleotides, ribozymes, sense oligonucleotides and triplex-formingoligonucleotides), as probes for the detection of nucleic acids and asauxiliaries for use in molecular biology. Another oligonucleotidemimetic has been reported wherein the furanosyl ring has been replacedby a cyclobutyl moiety.

Nucleic acid molecules can also contain one or more modified orsubstituted sugar moieties. The base moieties are maintained forhybridization with an appropriate nucleic acid target compound. Sugarmodifications can impart nuclease stability, binding affinity or someother beneficial biological property to the oligomeric compounds.

Representative modified sugars include carbocyclic or acyclic sugars,sugars having substituent groups at one or more of their 2′, 3′ or 4′positions, sugars having substituents in place of one or more hydrogenatoms of the sugar, and sugars having a linkage between any two otheratoms in the sugar. A large number of sugar modifications are known inthe art, sugars modified at the 2′ position and those which have abridge between any 2 atoms of the sugar (such that the sugar isbicyclic) are particularly useful in this embodiment. Examples of sugarmodifications useful in this embodiment include, but are not limited tocompounds comprising a sugar substituent group selected from: OH; F; O-,S-, or N-alkyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl andalkynyl may be substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl or C2 to C10alkenyl and alkynyl. Particularly suitable are: 2-methoxyethoxy (alsoknown as 2′-O-methoxyethyl, 2′-MOE, or 2′-OCH2CH2OCH3), 2′-O-methyl(2′-O—CH3), 2′-fluoro (2′-F), or bicyclic sugar modified nucleosideshaving a bridging group connecting the 4′ carbon atom to the 2′ carbonatom wherein example bridge groups include —CH2-O—, —(CH2)2-O—or—CH2-N(R3)-O wherein R3 is H or C1-C12 alkyl.

One modification that imparts increased nuclease resistance and a veryhigh binding affinity to nucleotides is the 2′-MOE side chain (Baker etal., J. Biol. Chem., 1997, 272, 11944-12000). One of the immediateadvantages of the 2′-MOE substitution is the improvement in bindingaffinity, which is greater than many similar 2′ modifications such asO-methyl, O-propyl, and O-aminopropyl. Oligonucleotides having the2′-MOE substituent also have been shown to be antisense inhibitors ofgene expression with promising features for in vivo use (Martin, P.,Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78, 486-504; Altmann et al., Chimia, 1996, 50,168-176; Altmann et al., Biochem. Soc. Trans., 1996, 24, 630-637; andAltmann et al., Nucleosides Nucleotides, 1997, 16, 917-926).

2′-Sugar substituent groups may be in the arabino (up) position or ribo(down) position. One 2′-arabino modification is 2′-F. Similarmodifications can also be made at other positions on the oligomericcompound, particularly the 3′ position of the sugar on the 3′ terminalnucleoside or in 2′-5′ linked oligonucleotides and the 5′ position of 5′terminal nucleotide. Oligomeric compounds may also have sugar mimeticssuch as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar.Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of such modifiedsugar structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.4,981,957; 5,118,800; 5,319,080; 5,359,044; 5,393,878; 5,446,137;5,466,786; 5,514,785; 5,519,134; 5,567,811; 5,576,427; 5,591,722;5,597,909; 5,610,300; 5,627,053; 5,639,873; 5,646,265; 5,658,873;5,670,633; 5,792,747; and 5,700,920, each of which is hereinincorporated by reference in its entirety.

Nucleic acid molecules can also contain one or more nucleobase (oftenreferred to in the art simply as “base”) modifications or substitutionswhich are structurally distinguishable from, yet functionallyinterchangeable with, naturally occurring or synthetic unmodifiednucleobases. Such nucleobase modifications can impart nucleasestability, binding affinity or some other beneficial biological propertyto the oligomeric compounds. As used herein, “unmodified” or “natural”nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), andthe pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). Modifiednucleobases also referred to herein as heterocyclic base moietiesinclude other synthetic and natural nucleobases, many examples of whichsuch as 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine,7-deazaguanine and 7-deazaadenine among others.

Heterocyclic base moieties can also include those in which the purine orpyrimidine base is replaced with other heterocycles, for example7-deaza-adenine, 7-deazaguanosine, 2-aminopyridine and 2-pyridone. Somenucleobases include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, thosedisclosed in The Concise Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science AndEngineering, pages 858-859, Kroschwitz, J. I., ed. John Wiley & Sons,1990, those disclosed by Englisch et al., Angewandte Chemie,International Edition, 1991, 30, 613, and those disclosed by Sanghvi, Y.S., Chapter 15, Antisense Research and Applications, pages 289-302,Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B., ed., CRC Press, 1993. Certain of thesenucleobases are particularly useful for increasing the binding affinityof the oligomeric compounds. These include 5-substituted pyrimidines,6-azapyrimidines and N-2, N-6 and O-6 substituted purines, including 2aminopropyladenine, 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine.

Additional modifications to nucleic acid molecules are disclosed in U.S.Patent Publication 2009/0221685, which is hereby incorporated byreference. Also disclosed herein are additional suitable conjugates tothe nucleic acid molecules.

The heterologous receptor gene and inducible reporter may be encoded bya nucleic acid molecule, such as a vector. In some embodiments, they areencoded on the same nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, they areencoded on separate nucleic acid molecules. In certain embodiments, thenucleic acid molecule can be in the form of a nucleic acid vector. Theterm “vector” is used to refer to a carrier nucleic acid molecule intowhich a heterologous nucleic acid sequence can be inserted forintroduction into a cell where it can be replicated and expressed and/orintegrated into the host cell's genome. A nucleic acid sequence can be“heterologous,” which means that it is in a context foreign to the cellin which the vector is being introduced or to the nucleic acid in whichis incorporated, which includes a sequence homologous to a sequence inthe cell or nucleic acid but in a position within the host cell ornucleic acid where it is ordinarily not found. Vectors include DNAs,RNAs, plasmids, cosmids, viruses (bacteriophage, animal viruses, andplant viruses), and artificial chromosomes (e.g., YACs). One of skill inthe art would be well equipped to construct a vector through standardrecombinant techniques (for example Sambrook et al., 2001; Ausubel etal., 1996, both incorporated herein by reference). Vectors may be usedin a host cell to produce an antibody.

The term “expression vector” refers to a vector containing a nucleicacid sequence coding for at least part of a gene product capable ofbeing transcribed or stably integrate into a host cell's genome andsubsequently be transcribed. In some cases, RNA molecules are thentranslated into a protein, polypeptide, or peptide. Expression vectorscan contain a variety of “control sequences,” which refer to nucleicacid sequences necessary for the transcription and possibly translationof an operably linked coding sequence in a particular host organism. Inaddition to control sequences that govern transcription and translation,vectors and expression vectors may contain nucleic acid sequences thatserve other functions as well and are described herein.

The vectors disclosed herein can be any nucleic acid vector known in theart. Exemplary vectors include plasmids, cosmids, bacterial artificialchromosomes (BACs) and viral vectors.

Any expression vector for animal cell can be used. Examples of suitablevectors include pAGE107 (Miyaji et al., 1990), pAGE103 (Mizukami andItoh, 1987), pHSG274 (Brady et al., 1984), pKCR (O'Hare et al., 1981),pSG1 beta d2-4 (Miyaji et al., 1990) and the like.

Other examples of plasmids include replicating plasmids comprising anorigin of replication, or integrative plasmids, such as for instancepUC, pcDNA, pBR, and the like.

Other examples of viral vectors include adenoviral, lentiviral,retroviral, herpes virus and AAV vectors. Such recombinant viruses maybe produced by techniques known in the art, such as by transfectingpackaging cells or by transient transfection with helper plasmids orviruses. Typical examples of virus packaging cells include PA317 cells,PsiCRIP cells, GPenv+ cells, 293 cells, etc. Detailed protocols forproducing such replication-defective recombinant viruses may be foundfor instance in WO 95/14785, WO 96/22378, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,882,877,6,013,516, 4,861,719, 5,278,056 and WO 94/19478.

A “promoter” is a control sequence. The promoter is typically a regionof a nucleic acid sequence at which initiation and rate of transcriptionare controlled. It may contain genetic elements at which regulatoryproteins and molecules may bind such as RNA polymerase and othertranscription factors. The phrases “operatively positioned,”“operatively linked,” “under control,” and “under transcriptionalcontrol” mean that a promoter is in a correct functional location and/ororientation in relation to a nucleic acid sequence to controltranscriptional initiation and expression of that sequence. A promotermay or may not be used in conjunction with an “enhancer,” which refersto a cis-acting regulatory sequence involved in the transcriptionalactivation of a nucleic acid sequence.

Examples of promoters and enhancers used in the expression vector foranimal cell include early promoter and enhancer of SV40 (Mizukami andItoh, 1987), LTR promoter and enhancer of Moloney mouse leukemia virus(Kuwana et al., 1987), promoter (Mason et al., 1985) and enhancer(Gillies et al., 1983) of immunoglobulin H chain and the like.

A specific initiation signal also may be required for efficienttranslation of coding sequences. These signals include the ATGinitiation codon or adjacent sequences. Exogenous translational controlsignals, including the ATG initiation codon, may need to be provided.One of ordinary skill in the art would readily be capable of determiningthis and providing the necessary signals.

Vectors can include a multiple cloning site (MCS), which is a nucleicacid region that contains multiple restriction enzyme sites, any ofwhich can be used in conjunction with standard recombinant technology todigest the vector. (See Carbonelli et al., 1999, Levenson et al., 1998,and Cocea, 1997, incorporated herein by reference.)

Most transcribed eukaryotic RNA molecules will undergo RNA splicing toremove introns from the primary transcripts. Vectors containing genomiceukaryotic sequences may require donor and/or acceptor splicing sites toensure proper processing of the transcript for protein expression. (SeeChandler et al., 1997, incorporated herein by reference.)

The vectors or constructs will generally comprise at least onetermination signal. A “termination signal” or “terminator” is comprisedof the DNA sequences involved in specific termination of an RNAtranscript by an RNA polymerase. Thus, in certain embodiments atermination signal that ends the production of an RNA transcript iscontemplated. A terminator may be necessary in vivo to achieve desirablemessage levels. In eukaryotic systems, the terminator region may alsocomprise specific DNA sequences that permit site-specific cleavage ofthe new transcript so as to expose a polyadenylation site. This signalsa specialized endogenous polymerase to add a stretch of about 200 Aresidues (polyA) to the 3′ end of the transcript. RNA molecules modifiedwith this polyA tail appear to more stable and are translated moreefficiently. Thus, in other embodiments involving eukaryotes, it ispreferred that that terminator comprises a signal for the cleavage ofthe RNA, and it is more preferred that the terminator signal promotespolyadenylation of the message.

In expression, particularly eukaryotic expression, one will typicallyinclude a polyadenylation signal to effect proper polyadenylation of thetranscript.

In order to propagate a vector in a host cell, it may contain one ormore origins of replication sites (often termed “ori”), which is aspecific nucleic acid sequence at which replication is initiated.Alternatively an autonomously replicating sequence (ARS) can be employedif the host cell is yeast.

Some vectors may employ control sequences that allow it to be replicatedand/or expressed in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. One of skillin the art would further understand the conditions under which toincubate all of the above described host cells to maintain them and topermit replication of a vector. Also understood and known are techniquesand conditions that would allow large-scale production of vectors, aswell as production of the nucleic acids encoded by vectors and theircognate polypeptides, proteins, or peptides.

A further aspect of the disclosure relates to a cell or cells comprisinga receptor gene and inducible reporter, as described herein. In someembodiments, a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell is genetically transformedor transfected with at least one nucleic acid molecule or vectoraccording to the disclosure. In some embodiments, the cells are infectedwith a viral particle of the current disclosure.

The term “transformation” or “transfection” means the introduction of a“foreign” (i.e. extrinsic or extracellular) gene, DNA or RNA sequence toa host cell, so that the host cell will express the introduced gene orsequence to produce a desired substance, typically a protein or enzymecoded by the introduced gene or sequence. A host cell that receives andexpresses introduced DNA or RNA has been “transformed” or “transfected.”The construction of expression vectors in accordance with the currentdisclosure, and the transformation or transfection of the host cells canbe carried out using conventional molecular biology techniques.

Suitable methods for nucleic acid delivery fortransformation/transfection of a cell, a tissue or an organism for usewith the current invention are believed to include virtually any methodby which a nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) can be introduced into a cell, atissue or an organism, as described herein or as would be known to oneof ordinary skill in the art (e.g., Stadtfeld and Hochedlinger, NatureMethods 6(5):329-330 (2009); Yusa et al., Nat. Methods 6:363-369 (2009);Woltjen et al., Nature 458, 766-770 (9 Apr. 2009)). Such methodsinclude, but are not limited to, direct delivery of DNA such as by exvivo transfection (Wilson et al., Science, 244:1344-1346, 1989, Nabeland Baltimore, Nature 326:711-713, 1987), optionally with Fugene6(Roche) or Lipofectamine (Invitrogen), by injection (U.S. Pat. Nos.5,994,624, 5,981,274, 5,945,100, 5,780,448, 5,736,524, 5,702,932,5,656,610, 5,589,466 and 5,580,859, each incorporated herein byreference), including microinjection (Harland and Weintraub, J. CellBiol., 101:1094-1099, 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 5,789,215, incorporated hereinby reference); by electroporation (U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,253, incorporatedherein by reference; Tur-Kaspa et al., Mol. Cell Biol., 6:716-718, 1986;Potter et al., Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, 81:7161-7165, 1984); bycalcium phosphate precipitation (Graham and Van Der Eb, Virology,52:456-467, 1973; Chen and Okayama, Mol. Cell Biol., 7(8):2745-2752,1987; Rippe et al., Mol. Cell Biol., 10:689-695, 1990); by usingDEAE-dextran followed by polyethylene glycol (Gopal, Mol. Cell Biol.,5:1188-1190, 1985); by direct sonic loading (Fechheimer et al., Proc.Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, 84:8463-8467, 1987); by liposome mediatedtransfection (Nicolau and Sene, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 721:185-190,1982; Fraley et al., Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, 76:3348-3352, 1979;Nicolau et al., Methods Enzymol., 149:157-176, 1987; Wong et al., Gene,10:87-94, 1980; Kaneda et al., Science, 243:375-378, 1989; Kato et al.,J Biol. Chem., 266:3361-3364, 1991) and receptor-mediated transfection(Wu and Wu, Biochemistry, 27:887-892, 1988; Wu and Wu, J. Biol. Chem.,262:4429-4432, 1987); and any combination of such methods, each of whichis incorporated herein by reference.

V. CELLS

As used herein, the terms “cell,” “cell line,” and “cell culture” may beused interchangeably. All of these terms also include both freshlyisolated cells and in vitro cultured or expanded cells. All of theseterms also include their progeny, which is any and all subsequentgenerations. It is understood that all progeny may not be identical dueto deliberate or inadvertent mutations. In the context of expressing aheterologous nucleic acid sequence, a “host cell” or simply a “cell”refers to a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell, and it includes anytransformable organism that is capable of replicating a vector orexpressing a heterologous gene encoded by a vector or integrated nucleicacid. A host cell can, and has been, used as a recipient for vectors,viruses, and nucleic acids. A host cell may be “transfected” or“transformed,” which refers to a process by which exogenous nucleicacid, such as a recombinant protein-encoding sequence, is transferred orintroduced into the host cell. A transformed cell includes the primarysubject cell and its progeny.

In certain embodiments the nucleic acid transfer can be carried out onany prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. In some aspects the cells of thedisclosure are human cells. In other aspects the cells of the disclosureare an animal cell. In some aspects the cell or cells are cancer cells,tumor cells or immortalized cells. In further aspects, the cellsrepresent a disease-model cell. In certain aspects the cells can beA549, B-cells, B16, BHK-21, C2C12, C6, CaCo-2, CAP/, CAP-T, CHO, CHO2,CHO-DG44, CHO-K1, COS-1, Cos-7, CV-1, Dendritic cells, DLD-1, EmbryonicStem (ES) Cell or derivative, H1299, HEK, 293, 293T, 293FT, Hep G2,Hematopoietic Stem Cells, HOS, Huh-7, Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS)Cell or derivative, Jurkat, K562, L5278Y, LNCaP, MCF7, MDA-MB-231, MDCK,Mesenchymal Cells, Min-6, Monocytic cell, Neuro2a, NIH 3T3, NIH3T3L1,K562, NK-cells, NSO, Panc-1, PC12, PC-3, Peripheral blood cells, Plasmacells, Primary Fibroblasts, RBL, Renca, RLE, SF21, SF9, SH-SY5Y,SK-MES-1, SK-N-SH, SL3, SW403, Stimulus-triggered Acquisition ofPluripotency (STAP) cell or derivate SW403, T-cells, THP-1, Tumor cells,U20S, U937, peripheral blood lymphocytes, expanded T cells,hematopoietic stem cells, or Vero cells. In some embodiments, the cellsare HEK293T cells.

The term “passaged,” as used herein, is intended to refer to the processof splitting cells in order to produce large number of cells frompre-existing ones. Cells may be passaged multiple times prior to orafter any step described herein. Passaging involves splitting the cellsand transferring a small number into each new vessel. For adherentcultures, cells first need to be detached, commonly done with a mixtureof trypsin-EDTA. A small number of detached cells can then be used toseed a new culture, while the rest is discarded. Also, the amount ofcultured cells can easily be enlarged by distributing all cells to freshflasks. Cells may be kept in culture and incubated under conditions toallow cell replication. In some embodiments, the cells are kept inculture conditions that allow the cells to under 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 or more rounds of cell division.

In some embodiments, cells may subjected to limiting dilution methods toenable the expansion of clonal populations of cells. The methods oflimiting dilution cloning are well known to those of skill in the art.Such methods have been described, for example for hybridomas but can beapplied to any cell. Such methods are described in (Cloning hybridomacells by limiting dilution, Journal of tissue culture methods, 1985,Volume 9, Issue 3, pp 175-177, by Joan C. Rener, Bruce L. Brown, andRoland M. Nardone) which is incorporated by reference herein.

Methods of the disclosure include the culturing of cells. Methods ofculturing suspension and adherent cells are well-known to those skilledin the art. In some embodiments, cells are cultured in suspension, usingcommercially available cell-culture vessels and cell culture media.Examples of commercially available culturing vessels that may be used insome embodiments including ADME/TOX Plates, Cell Chamber Slides andCoverslips, Cell Counting Equipment, Cell Culture Surfaces, CorningHYPERFlask Cell Culture Vessels, Coated Cultureware, Nalgene Cryoware,Culture Chamber, Culture Dishes, Glass Culture Flasks, Plastic CultureFlasks, 3D Culture Formats, Culture Multiwell Plates, Culture PlateInserts, Glass Culture Tubes, Plastic Culture Tubes, Stackable CellCulture Vessels, Hypoxic Culture Chamber, Petri dish and flask carriers,Quickfit culture vessels, Scale-Up Cell Culture using Roller Bottles,Spinner Flasks, 3D Cell Culture, or cell culture bags.

In other embodiments, media may be formulated using componentswell-known to those skilled in the art. Formulations and methods ofculturing cells are described in detail in the following references:Short Protocols in Cell Biology J. Bonifacino, et al., ed., John Wiley &Sons, 2003, 826 pp; Live Cell Imaging: A Laboratory Manual D. Spector &R. Goldman, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2004, 450 pp.;Stem Cells Handbook S. Sell, ed., Humana Press, 2003, 528 pp.; AnimalCell Culture: Essential Methods, John M. Davis, John Wiley & Sons, Mar.16, 2011; Basic Cell Culture Protocols, Cheryl D. Helgason, CindyMiller, Humana Press, 2005; Human Cell Culture Protocols, Series:Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 806, Mitry, Ragai R.; Hughes, RobinD. (Eds.), 3rd ed. 2012, XIV, 435 p. 89, Humana Press; Cancer CellCulture: Method and Protocols, Cheryl D. Helgason, Cindy Miller, HumanaPress, 2005; Human Cell Culture Protocols, Series: Methods in MolecularBiology, Vol. 806, Mitry, Ragai R.; Hughes, Robin D. (Eds.), 3rd ed.2012, XIV, 435 p. 89, Humana Press; Cancer Cell Culture: Method andProtocols, Simon P. Langdon, Springer, 2004; Molecular Cell Biology. 4thedition, Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky S L, et al., New York: W. H.Freeman; 2000, Section 6.2 Growth of Animal Cells in Culture, all ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference.

VI. GENOMIC INTEGRATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

A. Targeted Integration

The current disclosure provides methods for targeting the integration ofa nucleic acid. This is also referred to as “gene editing” herein and inthe art. In some embodiments, targeted integration is achieved throughthe use of a DNA digesting agent/polynucleotide modification enzyme,such as a site-specific recombinase and/or a targeting endonuclease. Theterm “DNA digesting agent” refers to an agent that is capable ofcleaving bonds (i.e. phosphodiester bonds) between the nucleotidesubunits of nucleic acids.

In one aspect, the current disclosure includes targeted integration. Oneway of achieving this is through the use of an exogenous nucleic acidsequence (i.e., a landing pad) comprising at least one recognitionsequence for at least one polynucleotide modification enzyme, such as asite-specific recombinase and/or a targeting endonuclease. Site-specificrecombinases are well known in the art, and may be generally referred toas invertases, resolvases, or integrases. Non-limiting examples ofsite-specific recombinases may include lambda integrase, Crerecombinase, FLP recombinase, gamma-delta resolvase, Tn3 resolvase, SC31integrase, Bxb1-integrase, and R4 integrase. Site-specific recombinasesrecognize specific recognition sequences (or recognition sites) orvariants thereof, all of which are well known in the art. For example,Cre recombinases recognize LoxP sites and FLP recombinases recognize FRTsites.

Contemplated targeting endonucleases include zinc finger nucleases(ZFNs), meganucleases, transcription activator-like effector nucleases(TALENs), CRIPSR/Cas-like endonucleases, I-Tev1 nucleases or relatedmonomeric hybrids, or artificial targeted DNA double strand breakinducing agents. Exemplary targeting endonucleases is further describedbelow. For example, typically, a zinc finger nuclease comprises a DNAbinding domain (i.e., zinc finger) and a cleavage domain (i.e.,nuclease), both of which are described below. Also included in thedefinition of polynucleotide modification enzymes are any other usefulfusion proteins known to those of skill in the art, such as may comprisea DNA binding domain and a nuclease.

A landing pad sequence is a nucleotide sequence comprising at least onerecognition sequence that is selectively bound and modified by aspecific polynucleotide modification enzyme such as a site-specificrecombinase and/or a targeting endonuclease. In general, the recognitionsequence(s) in the landing pad sequence does not exist endogenously inthe genome of the cell to be modified. For example, where the cell to bemodified is a CHO cell, the recognition sequence in the landing padsequence is not present in the endogenous CHO genome. The rate oftargeted integration may be improved by selecting a recognition sequencefor a high efficiency nucleotide modifying enzyme that does not existendogenously within the genome of the targeted cell. Selection of arecognition sequence that does not exist endogenously also reducespotential off-target integration. In other aspects, use of a recognitionsequence that is native in the cell to be modified may be desirable. Forexample, where multiple recognition sequences are employed in thelanding pad sequence, one or more may be exogenous, and one or more maybe native.

One of ordinary skill in the art can readily determine sequences boundand cut by site-specific recombinases and/or targeting endonucleases.

Multiple recognition sequences may be present in a single landing pad,allowing the landing pad to be targeted sequentially by two or morepolynucleotide modification enzymes such that two or more unique nucleicacids (comprising, among other things, receptor genes and/or induciblereporters) can be inserted. Alternatively, the presence of multiplerecognition sequences in the landing pad, allows multiple copies of thesame nucleic acid to be inserted into the landing pad. When two nucleicacids are targeted to a single landing pad, the landing pad includes afirst recognition sequence for a first polynucleotide modificationenzyme (such as a first ZFN pair), and a second recognition sequence fora second polynucleotide modification enzyme (such as a second ZFN pair).Alternatively, or additionally, individual landing pads comprising oneor more recognition sequences may be integrated at multiple locations.Increased protein expression may be observed in cells transformed withmultiple copies of a payload Alternatively, multiple gene products maybe expressed simultaneously when multiple unique nucleic acid sequencescomprising different expression cassettes are inserted, whether in thesame or a different landing pad. Regardless of the number and type ofnucleic acid, when the targeting endonuclease is a ZFN, exemplary ZFNpairs include hSIRT, hRSK4, and hAAVS 1, with accompanying recognitionsequences.

Generally speaking, a landing pad used to facilitate targetedintegration may comprise at least one recognition sequence. For example,a landing pad may comprise at least one, at least two, at least three,at least four, at least five, at least six, at least seven, at leasteight, at least nine, or at least ten or more recognition sequences. Inembodiments comprising more than one recognition sequence, therecognition sequences may be unique from one another (i.e. recognized bydifferent polynucleotide modification enzymes), the same repeatedsequence, or a combination of repeated and unique sequences.

One of ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that anexogenous nucleic acid used as a landing pad may also include othersequences in addition to the recognition sequence(s). For example, itmay be expedient to include one or more sequences encoding selectable orscreenable genes as described herein, such as antibiotic resistancegenes, metabolic selection markers, or fluorescence proteins. Use ofother supplemental sequences such as transcription regulatory andcontrol elements (i.e., promoters, partial promoters, promoter traps,start codons, enhancers, introns, insulators and other expressionelements) can also be present.

In addition to selection of an appropriate recognition sequence(s),selection of a targeting endonuclease with a high cutting efficiencyalso improves the rate of targeted integration of the landing pad(s).Cutting efficiency of targeting endonucleases can be determined usingmethods well-known in the art including, for example, using assays suchas a CEL-1 assay or direct sequencing of insertions/deletions (Indels)in PCR amplicons.

The type of targeting endonuclease used in the methods and cellsdisclosed herein can and will vary. The targeting endonuclease may be anaturally-occurring protein or an engineered protein. One example of atargeting endonuclease is a zinc-finger nuclease, which is discussed infurther detail below.

Another example of a targeting endonuclease that can be used is anRNA-guided endonuclease comprising at least one nuclear localizationsignal, which permits entry of the endonuclease into the nuclei ofeukaryotic cells. The RNA-guided endonuclease also comprises at leastone nuclease domain and at least one domain that interacts with aguiding RNA. An RNA-guided endonuclease is directed to a specificchromosomal sequence by a guiding RNA such that the RNA-guidedendonuclease cleaves the specific chromosomal sequence. Since theguiding RNA provides the specificity for the targeted cleavage, theendonuclease of the RNA-guided endonuclease is universal and may be usedwith different guiding RNAs to cleave different target chromosomalsequences. Discussed in further detail below are exemplary RNA-guidedendonuclease proteins. For example, the RNA-guided endonuclease can be aCRISPR/Cas protein or a CRISPR/Cas-like fusion protein, an RNA-guidedendonuclease derived from a clustered regularly interspersed shortpalindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRIS PR-associated (Cas) system.

The targeting endonuclease can also be a meganuclease. Meganucleases areendodeoxyribonucleases characterized by a large recognition site, i.e.,the recognition site generally ranges from about 12 base pairs to about40 base pairs. As a consequence of this requirement, the recognitionsite generally occurs only once in any given genome. Amongmeganucleases, the family of homing endonucleases named LAGLIDADG hasbecome a valuable tool for the study of genomes and genome engineering.Meganucleases may be targeted to specific chromosomal sequence bymodifying their recognition sequence using techniques well known tothose skilled in the art. See, for example, Epinat et al., 2003, Nuc.Acid Res., 31(11):2952-62 and Stoddard, 2005, Quarterly Review ofBiophysics, pp. 1-47.

Yet another example of a targeting endonuclease that can be used is atranscription activator-like effector (TALE) nuclease. TALEs aretranscription factors from the plant pathogen Xanthomonas that may bereadily engineered to bind new DNA targets. TALEs or truncated versionsthereof may be linked to the catalytic domain of endonucleases such asFokI to create targeting endonuclease called TALE nucleases or TALENs.See, e.g., Sanjana et al., 2012, Nature Protocols 7(1):171-192;Bogdanove A J, Voytas D F., 2011, Science, 333(6051):1843-6; Bradley P,Bogdanove A J, Stoddard B L., 2013, Curr Opin Struct Biol., 23(1):93-9.

Another exemplary targeting endonuclease is a site-specific nuclease. Inparticular, the site-specific nuclease may be a “rare-cutter”endonuclease whose recognition sequence occurs rarely in a genome.Preferably, the recognition sequence of the site-specific nucleaseoccurs only once in a genome. Alternatively, the targeting nuclease maybe an artificial targeted DNA double strand break inducing agent.

In some embodiments, targeted integrated can be achieved through the useof an integrase. For example, The phiC31 integrase is asequence-specific recombinase encoded within the genome of thebacteriophage phiC31. The phiC31 integrase mediates recombinationbetween two 34 base pair sequences termed attachment sites (att), onefound in the phage and the other in the bacterial host. This serineintegrase has been show to function efficiently in many different celltypes including mammalian cells. In the presence of phiC31 integrase, anattB-containing donor plasmid can be unidirectional integrated into atarget genome through recombination at sites with sequence similarity tothe native attP site (termed pseudo-attP sites). phiC31 integrase canintegrate a plasmid of any size, as a single copy, and requires nocofactors. The integrated transgenes are stably expressed and heritable.

In one embodiment, genomic integration of polynucleotides of thedisclosure is achieved through the use of a transposase. For example, asynthetic DNA transposon (e.g. “Sleeping Beauty” transposon system)designed to introduce precisely defined DNA sequences into thechromosome of vertebrate animals can be used. The Sleeping Beautytransposon system is composed of a Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposase anda transposon that was designed to insert specific sequences of DNA intogenomes of vertebrate animals. DNA transposons translocate from one DNAsite to another in a simple, cut-and-paste manner. Transposition is aprecise process in which a defined DNA segment is excised from one DNAmolecule and moved to another site in the same or different DNA moleculeor genome.

As do all other Tc1/mariner-type transposases, SB transposase inserts atransposon into a TA dinucleotide base pair in a recipient DNA sequence.The insertion site can be elsewhere in the same DNA molecule, or inanother DNA molecule (or chromosome). In mammalian genomes, includinghumans, there are approximately 200 million TA sites. The TA insertionsite is duplicated in the process of transposon integration. Thisduplication of the TA sequence is a hallmark of transposition and usedto ascertain the mechanism in some experiments. The transposase can beencoded either within the transposon or the transposase can be suppliedby another source, in which case the transposon becomes a non-autonomouselement. Non-autonomous transposons are most useful as genetic toolsbecause after insertion they cannot independently continue to excise andre-insert. All of the DNA transposons identified in the human genome andother mammalian genomes are non-autonomous because even though theycontain transposase genes, the genes are non-functional and unable togenerate a transposase that can mobilize the transposon.

VII. METHODS OF USE

The assays described herein make large-scale screens both time- andcost-effective. Furthermore, the assays described herein are useful forthe screening of a ligand for on and off-target effects, for determiningthe activity of variants of one or more receptors to a particular ligandor set of ligands, for mapping critical residues required in a receptorrequired for ligand binding, and for determining which residues in areceptor are non-critical for ligand binding.

In some aspects the assay methods relate to an assay wherein thereceptors are variants of one receptor. In some embodiment, each variantcomprises or consists of one substitution relative to the wild-typeprotein sequence. In some embodiments, each variant comprises orconsists of at least, at most, or exactly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or10 substitutions (or any derivable range therein), compared to thewild-type amino acid sequence. In some aspects, the methods comprisedetermining the activity of a population of receptors to a ligand,wherein the population of receptors comprises at least two variants ofthe same receptor, and wherein the activity is determined in response toa ligand. In some aspects, the population of receptors comprises atleast, at most, or about 2, 10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1000, 1500,2000, 3000, 4000, or 5000 receptors (or any derivable range therein) arescreened. In some aspects at least, at most, or exactly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 ligands (or any derivable range therein) are screened.In some aspects, at least, at most, or about 2, 10, 100, 200, 300, 400,500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 5000 receptors (or any derivablerange therein) are screened in response to at least, at most, or exactly1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 ligands (or any derivable rangetherein). In some embodiments, the assays may be used to predict apatient's response to a ligand based on the determined activity of avariant receptor to the ligand. For example, the assays described hereinmay be used to predict a therapeutic response of a variant receptor to aligand. This information may then be used in a treatment method to treata patient having the variant receptor. In some embodiments, the methodscomprise treating a patient with a ligand, wherein the patient has beendetermined to have a variant receptor. In some embodiments, the activityof the variant receptor to the ligand has been determined by a methoddescribed herein.

In some aspects, the assay is for determining the activity of a class ofreceptors to one or more ligands.

In some embodiments, the class of receptors are olfactory, GPCR, nuclearhormone, hormone, or catalytic receptors. In some embodiments, thereceptor is an adrenoceptor, such as an alpha or beta adrenergicreceptor or an alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, beta-2, or beta-3 adrenergicreceptor, or an alpha-1A, alpha 1B, alpha-1D, alpha-2A, alpha-2B, oralpha-2C adrenergic receptor. In some embodiments, the receptor or classof receptors is one described herein.

VIII. KITS

Certain aspects of the present disclosure also concern kits containingnucleic acids, vectors, or cells of the disclosure. The kits may be usedto implement the methods of the disclosure. In some embodiments, kitscan be used to evaluate the activation of a receptor gene or a group ofreceptor genes. In some embodiments, the kits can be used to evaluatevariants of a single gene. In certain embodiments, a kit contains,contains at least or contains at most 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,48, 49, 50, 100, 500, 1,000 or more nucleic acid probes, primers, orsynthetic RNA molecules, or any value or range and combination derivabletherein. In some embodiments, there are kits for evaluating theactivation of or engagement of a receptor by a ligand. In someembodiments, universal probes or primers are included for amplifying,identifying, or sequencing a barcode or receptor. Such reagents may alsobe used to generate or test host cells that can be used in screens.

In certain embodiments, the kits may comprise materials for analyzingcell morphology and/or phenotype, such as histology slides and reagents,histological stains, alcohol, buffers, tissue embedding mediums,paraffin, formaldehyde, and tissue dehydrant.

Kits may comprise components, which may be individually packaged orplaced in a container, such as a tube, bottle, vial, syringe, or othersuitable container means.

Individual components may also be provided in a kit in concentratedamounts; in some embodiments, a component is provided individually inthe same concentration as it would be in a solution with othercomponents. Concentrations of components may be provided as 1×, 2×, 5×,10×, or 20× or more.

Kits for using probes, polypeptide or polynucleotide detecting agents ofthe disclosure for drug discovery are contemplated.

In certain aspects, negative and/or positive control agents are includedin some kit embodiments. The control molecules can be used to verifytransfection efficiency and/or control for transfection-induced changesin cells.

Embodiments of the disclosure include kits for analysis of apathological sample by assessing a nucleic acid or polypeptide profilefor a sample comprising, in suitable container means, two or more RNAprobes or primers for detecting expressed polynucleotides. Furthermore,the probes or primers may be labeled. Labels are known in the art andalso described herein. In some embodiments, the kit can further comprisereagents for labeling probes, nucleic acids, and/or detecting agents.The kit may also include labeling reagents, including at least one ofamine-modified nucleotide, poly(A) polymerase, and poly(A) polymerasebuffer. Labeling reagents can include an amine-reactive dye. Kits cancomprise any one or more of the following materials: enzymes, reactiontubes, buffers, detergent, primers, probes, antibodies. In someembodiments, these kits include the needed apparatus for performing RNAextraction, RT-PCR, and gel electrophoresis. Instructions for performingthe assays can also be included in the kits.

The kits may further comprise instructions for using the kit forassessing expression, means for converting the expression data intoexpression values and/or means for analyzing the expression values togenerate ligand/receptor interaction data.

Kits may comprise a container with a label. Suitable containers include,for example, bottles, vials, and test tubes. The containers may beformed from a variety of materials such as glass or plastic. Thecontainer may hold a composition which includes a probe that is usefulfor the methods of the disclosure. The kit may comprise the containerdescribed above and one or more other containers comprising materialsdesirable from a commercial and user standpoint, including buffers,diluents, filters, needles, syringes, and package inserts withinstructions for use.

IX. EXAMPLES

The following examples are included to demonstrate preferred embodimentsof the disclosure. It should be appreciated by those of skill in the artthat the techniques disclosed in the examples which follow representtechniques discovered by the inventor to function well in the practiceof the disclosure, and thus can be considered to constitute preferredmodes for its practice. However, those of skill in the art should, inlight of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can bemade in the specific embodiments which are disclosed and still obtain alike or similar result without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe disclosure.

Example 1—A Multiplexed Odorant-Receptor Screening System

Mammalian olfaction is a highly complex process and arguably the leastunderstood sense. Olfactory receptors (ORs) are the first layer of odorperception. Human ORs are a set of 400 G protein-coupled receptors(GPCRs) that are monoallelically expressed in neurons located in thenasal epithelium. Odorants bind receptors in a many-to-many fashion, thepattern is transmitted to the olfactory bulb, and transformed intoperception in the cortex. only ˜5% of human ORs have high affinityligands identified for them, the large number of orphan receptorsinhibits one's ability to interrogate the downstream neurobiology thatgoverns olfaction. Previous deorphanization attempts utilizedheterologous cell-based assays that screened each odorant-receptor pairindividually. The high number of potential receptor-odorant combinationsand the difficulty in achieving heterologous OR expression has limitedthe throughput of “one-at-a-time” approaches. Instead, the inventorshave engineered a stable OR expressing cell line that enablesmultiplexed odorant-receptor screening.

To measure receptor-odorant interactions, the inventors adapted agenetic reporter for cAMP signaling in HEK293T cells. Upon odorantbinding, g-protein signaling stimulates cAMP production that leads tophosphorylation of the transcription factor CREB. CREB binds the short,tandem-repeat sequence CRE and turns on transcription of a downstreamreporter gene, usually luciferase. The assay was modified to include DNAbarcodes into the 3′ UTR of the reporter gene that uniquely associatewith one OR in the library expressed on the same plasmid (FIG. 1). Eachcell is integrated with a single library member to ensure cAMP signalingdoes not trigger expression of barcodes corresponding to receptors notbound by odorant but present within the same cell. The inventors seededthe cell line into 96-well plates, induced each well with differentodors, and sequenced the barcoded transcripts. The inventors convertedthe relative abundance of each barcode into a heat map displayingaffinity of the odors for each receptor.

Typical genetic reporter assays for GPCR activation co-transfect thereceptor and reporter individually. In order to map each barcode to itscorresponding OR, one would need to express all the components for theassay on a single plasmid enabling association of barcode and OR viasequencing. The inventors configured a plasmid to express all necessarycomponents (FIG. 3). The inventors transiently screened a range ofconcentrations for two ORs, MOR42-3 and MOR9-1, with known,high-affinity ligands against both configurations and observedcomparable reporter activation.

The multiplexing strategy requires stable, clonal integration of the ORlibrary. Initially, the inventors decided to use Bxb1 recombinationbecause it enabled each library member to be integrated at a single copyper cell in a single pot reaction. The inventors engineered a ‘landingpad’ containing the Bxb1 attp recombinase site into the Hl 1 safe harborlocus of HEK293T cells FIG. 4). The engineered cell line is referred toas Mukku1a (Table 1). Bxb1 recombination irreversibly integrates plasmidDNA containing a complementary attb recognition site and disrupts thegenomic attp sequence restricting a single recombination per cell. Theinventors were unable to observe reporter activation when inducingMOR42-3 in the landing pad. However, the beta-2 adrenergic receptor, acanonical GPCR that also activates adenylate cyclase, robustly activatedthe reporter upon induction when expressed from the landing pad.

Modifications Name Landing Pad Mukku1a Landing Pad, Tet rTA Mukku2aLanding Pad, Tet rTA, Accessory Factors Mukku3a

ORs are notoriously difficult to heterologously express and stable,heterologous expression has never been reported. We hypothesized stable,constitutive expression of ORs could lead to many possible avenues ofdown-regulation and decided to attempt inducible expression. Theinventors engineered Mukku1a cells to express the reverse Tettransactivator and replaced the promoter driving OR expression with theTet-On inducible promoter (FIG. 5). The inducible system achievedcomparable reporter activation to the previous system transiently, butthe inventors were still unable to observe reporter expression when inthe landing pad. The next hypothesis was that a single OR gene wasinsufficient to achieve the expression necessary to activate the geneticreporter. The inventors flanked the genetic construct with intermediateterminal repeats and integrated the plasmid using a transposase (FIG.6). Under constitutive OR expression, the reporter still did not respondto odorant. Unexpectedly, the combination of transposing the reporterand controlling OR expression inducibly restored the reporter's odorantresponse. QPCR confirmed the transposon was integrated at 4-6 copies percell on average.

Many ORs require co-expression of accessory factors for cell membranetrafficking and proper signal transduction when transiently expressed inheterologous systems (FIG. 7). It was predicted this would be an issuefor stable expression as well and genomically integrated 4 accessoryfactor transgenes: RTP1S and RTP2 (chaperones that increase surfaceexpression), G_(αolf) (the G protein alpha subunit that nativelyinteracts with ORs), and Ric8b (the guanine nucleotide exchange factorthat associates with G_(αolf)). The inventors pooled and transposedthese 4 factors under Tet inducible regulation into Mukku2a cells. Tocreate a cell line with potent OR expression capability, the inventorsisolated single clones and transiently screened them for geneticreporter activation against 2 ORs, Olfr62 and OR7D4, previously known torequire accessory factors for heterologous functional expression.

42 mouse ORs were cloned into the transposon vector containing a randombarcode in the 3′ UTR of the reporter gene and sequenced clones to mapbarcodes to each receptor. Next, each construct was individuallytransposed into Mukku3a cells and then the cells were pooled togetherpost-transposition. Ultimately, the integrated Mukku3a cells induciblyexpress both the accessory factors and the OR under control of theTet-On system (data not shown). The inventors tested a handful ofreceptors with known ligands both at the protein and transcript level toconfirm the stable cell line would replicate previous receptor-odorantassociations and work reliably for a large receptor cohort (FIG. 2A-B).

In order to make the assay amenable to high throughput screening, a96-well plate compatible, in-lysate protocol for library preparation(FIG. 8) was developed. Each well of the plate and the plates themselveswere barcoded with custom indices. The inventors screened 4 separateconcentrations of 96 odorants against our 42-receptor library yielding16,128 unique receptor-ligand interactions. A heat map was constructedto display the relative activation of each receptor under each condition(FIG. 2C). The odorant-receptor interaction space is complex anddifficult to traverse. The inventors have developed a platform thatovercomes the challenge of heterologous OR expression and compresses theinteraction space through multiplexing. This platform economically andtechnologically enables large-scale deorphanization of mammalian ORs.

Example 2—Smell-Seq: A Multiplexed GPCR Activity Assay for DecodingOlfactory Receptor-Ligand Interactions

We developed a platform for multiplex receptor-ligand profiling bybuilding libraries of stable human cell line reporters that can be readin multiplex by next generation sequencing in high-throughput formats.This technology generalizes to many other classes of receptors andallows high throughput screening for drug discovery for medicinallyrelevant GPCRs.

Interactions between small molecules and receptors underpin anorganism's ability to sense and respond to its internal state andenvironment. For many drugs and natural products, the ability to tomodulate the function of many biological targets at once are crucial fortheir efficacy. Such polypharmacology is difficult to study because weoften do not know which chemicals interact with which targets. Thismany-on-many problem is laborious to study one interaction at a time andis especially manifest in the mammalian sense of smell.

Olfaction is mediated by a class of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)known as olfactory receptors (ORs). GPCRs are a central player in smallmolecule signaling in mammals and are targeted by over 30% of FDAapproved drugs. ORs are a large family of class A GPCRs that havespecialized in many different evolutionary contexts with approximately396, 1130, and 1948 intact receptors in humans, mice, and elephantsrespectively. Each OR could potentially interact with a near infinitenumber of odorants and each odorant with many ORs. The vast majority ofORs remain orphan because of this complexity and because recapitulatingmammalian GPCR function in vitro is challenging. In addition no crystalstructure for any OR exists, hindering computational efforts to predictwhich odorants activate each OR.

Here we report a new HTS-compatible system to characterize smallmolecule libraries against mammalian OR libraries in multiplex (FIG.9A). To do this, we developed both a stable cell line capable offunctional OR expression (FIG. 11) and a multiplexed reporter for ORactivity (FIG. 12). The final platform comprises a multi-copy, induciblyexpressed OR sitting within the context of an engineered cell line withinducibly expressed proteins required for OR trafficking and signaling(FIG. 13). Activation of each OR leads to the expression of a reportertranscript with a unique 15 nucleotide barcode sequence. Each barcodeidentifies the OR, allowing for the multiplexed readout by ampliconRNA-seq of the barcodes (FIG. 9A, FIG. 13). Using this platform, we havescreened at least 42 different receptors, and we have adapted thisplatform for high-throughput screening that has allowed for thediscovery of novel odorant pairs. We found that multi-copy integrationand inducible expression allowed for reporter activation. Individuallythese features yielded no response; however, their combination resultedin a functional OR reporter cell line, which demonstrates a synergisticresponse not found when either multi-copy integration or inducibleexpression were used alone. We then inducibly expressed G_alpha_olf,Ric8b, RTP1S, RTP2, (FIG. 9B, FIG. 11). To engineer the reporterconstruct, we used protein trafficking tags to increase surfaceexpression, added DNA insulator sequences to reduce background reporteractivation, modified the cAMP response element (CRE) enhancer to improvereporter signal, and combined these elements into a single transposablevector to speed cell line development (FIG. 12). We validated our systemon three murine ORs with known ligands, and observed induction anddose-dependent activation (FIG. 9C), including Olfr62 which haspreviously been difficult to express.

After modifications, we created a library of 42 murine OR-expressingcell lines and tested the multiplexed readout of activation. We firstcloned and mapped the ORs to their corresponding barcodes via Sangersequencing and transposed the plasmids individually into HEK-293T cells,pooling the cell lines together after selection (FIG. 10A). To pilot themultiplexed assay, we plated the cell library in 6-well culture dishesand added odorants known to activate specific ORs (FIG. 14); all but 3ORs were present in enough cells to obtain reliable estimates ofactivation. Analysis of the sequencing readout recapitulated previouslyidentified odorant-receptor pairs, and chemical mixtures appropriatelyactivated multiple ORs. Interestingly, we found that the assay wasrobust to chemicals such as the direct adenylate cyclase stimulatorforskolin, which nonspecifically stimulate cells independent of the ORthey express. Because such chemicals activate all barcodes equivalently,such nuisance chemicals can easily be filtered out. Next, we adapted theplatform for high-throughput screening in 96-well format. To decreasereagent cost and assay time, we developed an in-lysate reversetranscription protocol and used dual indexing to uniquely identify eachwell (see Methods). Using these improvements, we were able torecapitulate dose-response curves for known odorant-receptor pairs (FIG.10B, FIG. 14). We observed reproducible results between identicallytreated but biologically independent wells (FIGS. 15-16).

We subsequently screened 182 odorants at three concentrations intriplicate against the OR cell library, the equivalent of ˜85,000individual luciferase assays including controls (FIG. 10A, Table 2).Each 96-well plate in the assay contained positive control odorants andsolvent DMSO wells for normalization (FIG. 16). We used the EdgeRsoftware package to determine differentially responsive ORs based on anegative binomial model of barcode counts. We found 114 OR-odorantinteractions (out of 7,200 possible), 81 of which are novel, and 24interactions with 15 orphan receptors (FIG. 10C, FIG. 17 andSupplementary Table 4) (FDR=1%; Benjamini-Hochberg correction). Overall28 of 39 receptors were activated by at least one odorant, and 68 of 182odorants activated at least one OR (Table 4). We chose 37 interactionsof at least 1.2 fold induction to test individually with a previouslydeveloped transient OR assay that has several important differences(FIG. 18). Of the 28 interactions called as hits at an FDR of 1%, 21 ofthem replicated in this orthogonal system (FIG. 17). Even some of theseven that did not replicate are likely real. For instance, our assayregistered two hits for MOR19-1 with high chemical similarity (methylsalicylate and benzyl salicylate) suggesting they are likely not falsepositives (FIG. 18). Additionally, three of nine interactions notpassing the 1% FDR threshold showed activation in the orthogonal assay,indicating a conservative threshold. A previous large-scale ORdeorphanization study used some of the same receptors and chemicals andwe found that 9/12 of their reported interactions with EC50 below 100Mwere also detected in our platform, though we did not identify most ofthe previous low affinity interactions (FIG. 19). Conversely, we alsodetect 14 interactions that this previous study tested, but callednegative. Finally, our assay mostly recapitulated the combinations ofodorant and OR that did not interact (493/507).

We find that chemicals with similar features activate similar sets ofORs, including those receptors we deorphanize in this study. Forexample, the previously orphan MOR13-1 is activated by four chemicalswith polar groups attached, in three cases, to stiff non-rotatablescaffolds. Another example is, MOR19-1, which has clear affinity for thesalicylate functional group. To better understand how chemicalsimilarity relates to receptor activation without relying on incompleteand sometimes arbitrary chemical descriptors, we used a previouslyvalidated computational autoencoder to represent each chemical in a ˜292dimensional latent space, allowing nearly lossless compression ofchemical structure (Data not shown). We find chemicals that activate thesame OR tend to cluster distinctly (FIG. 10D, FIG. 20). For example,MOR5-1 ligands cluster in latent space, and shows that 10/13 odorantsthat are long chain (>5 carbons) aldehydes and carboxylic acids activatethe receptor. In addition MOR170-1 exhibits a broad activation pattern:binding ˜50% of all odorants containing a benzene ring and either acarbonyl or ether group, and this pattern is also reflected in thelatent space. Many, but not all of the receptors. The activationlandscape for the entire set of interactions suggest that some ORs areactivated by disconnected chemical subspaces (FIG. 20). Understandingthe space of chemicals that activates each OR establishes the groundworkfor prediction of novel odorant-OR interactions.

Our incomplete understanding for how chemicals, whether they beendogenous ligands, drugs, natural products, or odors, interact withpotential targets limits our ability to rationally develop new with themultitude of possible targets and functional pathways is challengingbecause a particular chemical can interact with multiple targets. Thisis becoming increasingly apparent in both natural and therapeuticcontexts. We anticipate that Smell-seq can be scaled to the 396-memberhuman OR repertoire and comprehensively define OR response to anyodorant. The approximate cost per well for Smell-seq is on par withexisting assays but multiplexing dramatically reduces cost and labor perinteraction interrogated. Efforts to more selectively hit particulartargets or broadly activate sets of receptors utilize machine learningmethods that rely on massive datasets. Multiplex methods like Smell-seqoffer a scalable solution to generate quality data of this magnitude.

Tables

TABLE 2 Olfactory receptors screened in this study MOR102-1 MOR20-1MOR168-1 MOR134-1 MOR110-1 MOR203-1 MOR169-1 MOR136-1 MOR112-1 MOR206-1MOR170-1 MOR139-1 MOR119-1 MOR208-1 MOR18-1 MOR142-1 MOR120-1 MOR23-1MOR180-1 MOR144-1 MOR13-1 MOR25-1 MOR189-1 MOR149-1 MOR131-1 MOR30-1MOR19-1 MOR158-1 MOR132-1 MOR35-1 MOR194-1 MOR165-1 MOR133-1 MOR4-1MOR199-1 MOR9-1 MOR8-1 MOR5-1 Olfr62/ MOR258-5

TABLE 3 Odorants screened in this study Pentanoic Acid Hexanoic Acid1-nonanol Nonanal 4-hydroxycoumarin Dimedone 1-decanol Decanal4-Chromanone (−)-Menthone (+)-2-Heptanol Citral 2-Butanone beta-ionone(+)-2-Octanol Hydroxycitronellal 2-Hexanone Pentyl acetate(−)-B-Citronellol Lyral 2-Heptanone Allyl heptanoate GeraniolAcetophenone 3-Heptanone Amyl hexanoate Linalool Control_1 2-OctanoneNonanoic Acid 1-Undecanol Control_2 3-Octanone Amyl butyrate Allylphenylacetate Decanoic_Acid Propionic Acid Butyl heptanoate Benzene DMSO2_coumaranone Heptyl isobutyrate Benzyl acetate Prenyl_Acetate2-Nonanone Hexyl acetate Phenyl acetate Vanillic_Acid 2,3-HexanedioneButyl formate Octanethiol a-Amylcinnamaldehyde 3,4-Hexanedione Ethylisobutyrate Nonanedioic Acid Eucalyptol (−)-Carvone 1-butanolNonanethiol Pentyl propionate (Amyl propionate) (+)-DihydrocarvoneIsovaleric Acid Butanal Dihydro Myrcenol (+)-Camphor 1-propanol PentanalMuscenone Dihydrojasmone 1-hexanol Hexanal ethyl maltol Benzophenone1-heptanol Heptanal calone (+)-Pulegone 1-octanol Octanal SandalwoodMysone Iso E Super w-Pentadecalactone benzyl benzoate Ethyl2-methylbutyrate (Pentamethylbenzaldehyde) Olibanum Coeur MD2-Phenylethanol Piperonyl alcohol trans-2-Dodecenal Turkish Rose Oil2-Phenethyl acetate Piperonyl acetate Cedryl acetate Angel Eau de parfum(10 uM) Piperonal Tetrahydrofuran l-Octen-3-one a-HexylcinnamaldehydePyrazine Tetrahydropyran 2-Bromohexanoic acid Dior Jadone Eau deSassafras oil Benzaldehyde dimethyl 6-Bromohexanoic acid parfum acetalFlowerbomb Viktor and thymol Â 2-Methyl-1-propanethiol 2-Bromooctanoicacid Rolf Chanel No 5 Triethylamine (+)-Dihydrocarveol Furfuryl methyldisulfide Axe L-Turpentine (−)-Dihydrocarveol Ethyl isovalerate AedioneAnisaldehyde (+)-Perillaaldehyde Bis(2-methyl-3-furyl)disulphide)Isobornyl acetate [Di]ethyl sulfide (−)-Perillaaldehyde Dimethyltrisulfide a-Amylcinnamaldehyde Eugenol Benzyl salicylatetrans-2,cis-6-Nonadienal dimethyl acetal p-Tolyl isobutyrate Eugenolmethyl ether (+)-Limonene oxide, trans-2-Nonenal mixture of cis andtrans o-Tolyl isobutyrate 4-Ethylphenol (−)-Limonene oxide, Cinnamylalcohol mixture of cis and trans p-Tolyl phenylacetate Ethyl vanillin(R)-(+)-Limonene n-Decyl acetate 2-Methoxy-3-Methyl-pyrazine Vanillin(−)-Camphene Dimethyl anthranilate 2-Methoxypyrazine 2-Ethylphenol(+)-Camphene trans-2-Undecenal Methyl salicylate Guaiacol2,3-Diethyl-5-methylpyrazine Neryl isobutyrate Anethole 2-bromophenolEthyl disulfide cis-4-Decenal Myrcene Benzaldehyde Methyl disulfideOctyl formate (Â±)-2-Butanol 2,3-Diethylpyrazinetrans-2-Methyl-2-butenal p-cymene (2MB) 2-Isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine2-Methylbutyric diacetyl helional acid 2-sec-Butyl-3-methoxypyrazineCyclobutanecarboxylic galaxolide 1,9-nonanediol acid cis-6-NonenalIsopentylamine isobutyraldehyde octanedioic acid(1-Amino-3-methylbutane, (suberic acid) Isoamylamine) CinnamaldehydeQuinoline Ethyl 2-methylpentanoate decanedioic acid (1-Benzazine;(sebacic acid) 2,3-Benzopyridine) beta-Damascone Farnesene e,b,FarneseneAnisole (Methoxybenzene, Methyl phenyl ether)

TABLE 4 Odorant-receptor pairs called as hits Minimum ActivatingConcentration OR Odorant (uM) MOR102-1 Cedryl acetate 1000 MOR112-1Benzaldehyde 1000 MOR112-1 galaxolide 100 MOR119-1 Axe (10 uM) 1000MOR119-1 Furfuryl methyl disulfide 1000 MOR119-1 n-Decyl acetate 100MOR120-1 Cedryl acetate 1000 MOR120-1 Lyral 1000 MOR120-1 Nonanethiol1000 MOR13-1 Benzaldehyde 1000 MOR13-1 Cyclobutanecarboxylic acid 1000MOR13-1 Pentanoic Acid 1000 MOR13-1 trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal (2MB) 1000MOR131-1 (−)-Perillaaldehyde 1000 MOR131-1 1-hexanol 1000 MOR131-13,4-Hexanedione 1000 MOR131-1 galaxolide 1000 MOR132-1 Cedryl acetate1000 MOR133-1 3-Octanone 1000 MOR134-1 Chanel No 5 (10 uM) 1000 MOR136-1(−)-Dihydrocarveol 1000 MOR136-1 (+)-Camphor 100 MOR136-1(+)-Dihydrocarveol 1000 MOR136-1 2-Ethylphenol 100 MOR136-1 OlibanumCoeur MD 1000 MOR139-1 (−)-Dihydrocarveol 1000 MOR139-1(+)-Dihydrocarvone 1000 MOR139-1 (+)-Pulegone 1000 MOR139-12-sec-Butyl-3-methoxypyrazine 1000 MOR139-1 4-Chromanone 1000 MOR139-1beta-ionone 1000 MOR139-1 Butanal 1000 MOR139-1 Dihydrojasmone 1000MOR139-1 Dimethyl anthranilate 1000 MOR139-1 Eugenol 1000 MOR139-1Eugenol methyl ether 1000 MOR139-1 helional 1000 MOR139-1 Nerylisobutyrate 1000 MOR139-1 Quinoline 100 (1-Benzazine; 2,3-Benzopyridine)MOR142-1 Bis(2-methyl-3-furyl)disulphide) 1000 MOR142-1 Cedryl acetate1000 MOR158-1 Iso E Super 1000 MOR165-1 decanedioic acid (sebacic acid)1000 MOR165-1 Octyl formate 1000 MOR170-1 2-Bromohexanoic acid 1000MOR170-1 2-Phenethyl acetate 1000 MOR170-1 4-Chromanone 100 MOR170-14-Ethylphenol 1000 MOR170-1 Anisaldehyde 1000 MOR170-1 Benzyl acetate1000 MOR170-1 benzyl benzoate 10 (Pentamethylbenzaldehyde) MOR170-1Chanel No 5 (10 uM) 1000 MOR170-1 Cinnamyl alcohol 1000 MOR170-1Dimethyl anthranilate 10 MOR170-1 ethyl maltol 1000 MOR170-1 Eugenolmethyl ether 10 MOR170-1 helional 1000 MOR170-1 Piperonal 1000 MOR170-1Piperonyl acetate 1000 MOR170-1 Quinoline 100 (1-Benzazine;2,3-Benzopyridine) MOR170-1 Vanillin 1000 MOR180-1 a-Amylcinnamaldehyde1000 dimethyl acetal MOR180-1 Axe (10 uM) 1000 MOR189-1 4-Chromanone1000 MOR189-1 benzyl benzoate 1000 (Pentamethylbenzaldehyde) MOR189-1beta-Damascone 1000 MOR189-1 beta-ionone 1000 MOR189-1 Cedryl acetate1000 MOR189-1 Eugenol methyl ether 1000 MOR189-1 Quinoline 1000(1-Benzazine; 2,3-Benzopyridine) MOR 19-1 Benzyl salicylate 10 MOR 19-1Methyl salicylate 1000 MOR 199-1 ethyl maltol 100 MOR203-1 helional 1000MOR203-1 Piperonyl acetate 1000 MOR208-1 Cedryl acetate 1000 MOR23-12-Bromooctanoic acid 1000 MOR23-1 6-Bromohexanoic acid 100 MOR23-1Heptanal 1000 MOR23-1 Hexanoic Acid 1000 MOR23-1 Nonanal 1000 MOR23-1Nonanoic Acid 1000 MOR23-1 Octanal 100 MOR25-1 (−)-Carvone 1000 MOR25-1Decanal 1000 MOR25-1 Decanoic-Acid 100 MOR25-1 Nonanoic Acid 1000MOR30-1 Cedryl acetate 1000 MOR30-1 Decanal 100 MOR30-1 Decanoic-Acid 10MOR30-1 Nonanal 1000 MOR30-1 Nonanoic Acid 100 MOR4-1 Hexanoic Acid 1000MOR4-1 Pentanoic Acid 1000 MOR5-1 2-Bromohexanoic acid 1000 MOR5-12-Bromooctanoic acid 1000 MOR5-1 6-Bromohexanoic acid 1000 MOR5-1cis-4-Decenal 1000 MOR5-1 cis-6-Nonenal 1000 MOR5-1 Decanoic-Acid 1000MOR5-1 Hexanoic Acid 1000 MOR5-1 Nonanal 1000 MOR5-1 Nonanoic Acid 100MOR5-1 Octanal 1000 MOR5-1 Olibanum Coeur MD 1000 Olfr62 2-coumaranone1000 Olfr62 Benzaldehyde 1000 Olfr62 Benzophenone 1000 Olfr62 ethylmaltol 1000 Olfr62 Piperonal 1000 Olfr62 Quinoline 1000 (1-Benzazine;2,3-Benzopyridine) MOR9-1 galaxolide 1000

TABLE 5 Primers and Sequences Used in This Study SEQ ID Primer NO:Sequence Description OL001 25 CCCTTTAATCAGATGCGTGene Specific RT, Reporter Gene, CG for Q-RTPCR OL002 25CTGCCTGCTTCACCACCT Gene Specific RT, GAPDH TC OL003 27AAGTGCCTTCCTGCCCTT Gene Specific RT, Reporter Gene, TAATCAGATGCGTCGfor RNA-seq, Also NGS Read1 Primer OL004F 28 CGCCGAAGTGAAAACCAPilot-Scale RNA-seq Round 1 CCTA Library Prep Amplification OL004R 29AAGTGCCTTCCTGCCCTT Pilot-Scale RNA-seq Round 1 TAALibrary Prep Amplification OL005F 30 CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATP7 + i7index + primer for RNAseq ACGAGAT NNNNNNNN library amplificationCGAAGTGAAAACCACCT A OL005R 31 AATGATACGGCGACCACP5 + Read1 + primer for pilot-scale CGAGATCTACACAAGTGRNAseq library amplification CCTTCCTGCCCTTTAA OL006 32CGGGTTTCTTGGCCTTGT i7 index read primer, pilot-scale AGGTGGTTTTCACTTCGexperiment OL007F 33 ggaataACGCGTNNNNNNN Amplification of fragmentNNNNNNNNCGACGCATC containing barcode to be cloned TGATTAAAGGGinto reporter plasmid OL007R 34 ggaaggACCGGTtctagtcaaggcAmplification of fragment actatacat containing barcode to be clonedinto reporter plasmid OL008F 35 tgctcctggccctgctgaccctaggcctgAmplification of fragment gctCATATGAATGGCACAGcontaining the OR to be cloned AAGGCCC into the reporter plasmid OL008R36 AGTCGGCCCTGCTGAGG Amplification of fragment AGTCTTTCCACCTGCAGGcontaining the OR to be cloned TCTTATCATGTCTGCTCGinto the reporter plasmid AA OL009 37 CTTCTACGTGCCCTTCTCSequencing and linking barcodes/ORs in the reporter vector OL010 38CCTGCAGGTCTTATCATG Sequencing and linking TCbarcodes/ORs in the reporter vector OL011 39 TACAGGCGGAATGGACGSequencing and linking AG barcodes/ORs in the reporter vector OL012F 40AAGTGAAAACCACCTAC QPCR of the transposon for copy AAGG number analysisOL012R 41 CCCTTTAATCAGATGCGT QPCR of the transposon for copy CGnumber analysis OL013 42 AATGATACGGCGACCACP5 + i5 + Read1 + primer, for large- CGAGATCTACACscale library amplification NNNNNNNN AAGTGCCTTCCTGCCCTT TAA LP001F 43TGGGCAGTTCCAGGCTTA Genomic Amplification of the H11 TAGTClocus with the landing pad LP001R 44 GGGCGTACTTGGCATATGGenomic Amplification of the H11 ATACAC locus with the landing padList of indices used for Pilot-Scale Screen (i7) SEQ ID Name NO: IndexTBSC01 45 ATCACG TBSC02 46 CGATGT TBSC03 47 TTAGGC TBSC04 48 TGACCATBSC05 49 ACAGTG TBSC06 50 GCCAAT TBSC07 51 CAGATC TBSC08 52 ACTTGATBSC09 53 GATCAG TBSC10 54 TAGCTT TBSC11 55 GGCTAC TBSC12 56 CTTGTATBSC13 57 AGTCAA TBSC14 58 AGTTCC TBSC15 59 ATGTCA TBSC16 60 CCGTCCTBSC17 61 GTAGAG TBSC18 62 GTCCGC TBSC19 63 GTGAAA TBSC20 64 GTGGCCTBSC21 65 GTTTCG TBSC22 66 CGTACG TBSC23 67 GAGTGG TBSC24 68 GGTAGCTBSC25 69 ACTGAT TBSC26 70 ATGAGC TBSC27 71 ATTCCT TBSC28 72 CAAAAGTBSC29 73 CAACTA TBSC30 74 CACCGG TBSC31 75 CACGAT TBSC32 76 CACTCATBSC33 77 CAGGCG TBSC34 78 CATGGCList of Indices Used for Large-Scale Odorant Screen SEQ ID Well NO:Plate SEQ ID NO: Index 1 (i7 Index 2 side) (i5 side) CCTGCGA  79CTCTCTAT  80 TGCAGAG  81 TATCCTCT  82 ACCTAGG  83 GTAAGGAG  84 TTGATCC 85 ACTGCATA  86 ATCTTGC  87 AAGGAGTA  88 TCTCCAT  89 CTAAGCCT  90CATCGAG  91 CGTCTAAT  92 TTCGAGC  93 TCTCTCCG  94 AGTTGGT  95 CTAGTCGA 96 GTACCGG  97 AGCTAGAA  98 CGGAGTT  99 ACTCTAGG 100 ACTTCAA 101TCTTACGC 102 TGATAGT 103 CTTAATAG 104 GATCCAA 105 CAGGTCG 106 CGCATTA107 GGTACCT 108 GGACGCA 109 GAGATTC 110 GAGCATG 111 GTTGCGT 112 CCAATGC113 CGAGATC 114 CATATTG 115 GACGTCA 116 TGGCATC 117 GTAATTG 118 CCTATCT119 CAATCGG 120 GCGGCAT 121 AGTACTG 122 TACTATT 123 CCGGATG 124 ACCATGA125 CGGTTCT 126 TATTCCA 127 CCTCCTG 128 AGGTATT 129 GCATTCG 130 TTGCGAA131 TTGAATT 132 CTGCGCG 133 AGACCTT 134 GTCCAGT 135 ACCTGCT 136 CCGGTAC137 CTTGACC 138 CATCATT 139 TCTGACT 140 TCTAGTT 141 GCCATAG 142 ACCGTCG143 CTTGGTT 144 TACGCCG 145 GGACTGC 146 GCGCGAG 147 GTCGCAG 148 CATACGT149 TCAGTAT 150 CTAAGTA 151 TTAGCTT 152 CGCCGTC 153 GTCTTCT 154 GCCGGAC155 AAGCTGA 156 GCGCTCT 157 CGTAGGC 158 ATGATTA 159 GCAGGTT 160 AATCGTC161 CGGCCTA 162 CTATGCC 163 GGTTGAA 164 GAGTTAA 165 TAGACTA 166 TCATGCA167 GCTTATT 168 CAAGGCT 169 AGGTTGG 170 CTTCTGC 171 TAATTCT 172 GATGCTG173 CCTAGAA 174 CTAGAGG 175 TATCCGG 176 AGGCGGC 177 GGTCGTT 178 CCGCTGG179 GGAACTA 180 ATTGCCA 181 ATATACG 182 GATTAGC 183 AGAAGTC 184 ATAGTAC185 GATCTCG 186 GGCTGCG 187

Methods

1. Odorant-Receptor Activation Luciferase Assay (Transient)

The Dual-Glo Luciferase Assay System (Promega) was used to measureOR-odorant responses as previously described (Zhuang and Matsunami2008). HEK293T cells (ATCC #11268) were plated in poly-D-lysine coatedwhite 96-well plates (Corning) at a density of 7,333 cells per well in100 ul DMEM (Thermo Fisher Scientific). 24 hours later, cells weretransfected using lipofectamine 2000 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) with 5ng/well of plasmids encoding ORs and 10 ng/well of luciferase driven bya cyclic AMP response element or 10 ng/well of a plasmid encoding boththe OR and the luciferase gene, and in both cases 5 ng/well of a plasmidencoding Renilla luciferase. Experiments conducted with accessoryfactors included 5 ng/well of plasmids encoding RTP1S (Gene ID: 132112)and RTP2 (Gene ID: 344892). Inducibly expressed ORs were transfectedwith 1 ug/ml doxycycline (Sigma-Aldrich) added to the transfectionmedia. 10-100 mM odorant stocks were established in DMSO or ethanol. 24h after transfection, transfection medium was removed and replaced with25 ul/well of the appropriate concentration of odorant diluted from thestocks into CD293 (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Four hours after odorantstimulation, the Dual-Glo Luciferase Assay kit was administeredaccording to the manufacturer's instructions. Luminescence was measuredusing the M1000 plate reader (Tecan). All luminescence values werenormalized to Renilla luciferase activity to control for transfectionefficiency in a given well. Data were analyzed with Microsoft Excel andR.

2. Odorant-Receptor Activation Luciferase Assay (Integrated)

HEK293T and HEK293T derived cells integrated with the combinedreceptor/reporter plasmids were plated at a density of 7333 cells/wellin 100 uL DMEM in poly-D-lysine coated 96-well plates. 24 hours later, 1ug/ml doxycycline was added to the well medium. Odorant stimulation,luciferase reagent addition, and luminescence measurements were carriedout in the same manner as the transient assays. Constitutively expressedORs were assayed in the same manner without doxycycline addition. Datawere analyzed with Microsoft Excel and R.

3. Odor Stimulation and RNA Extraction for Pilot-Scale MultiplexedOdorant Screening

HEK293T and HEK293T derived cells transposed with the combinedreceptor/reporter plasmid were plated at a density of 200 k cells/wellin a 6 well plate in 2 mL DMEM. 24 hours later, 1 ug/ml doxycycline wasadded to the well medium. 10-100 mM odorant stocks were established inDMSO or ethanol. 24 hours after doxycycline addition, odorants werediluted in OptiMEM and media was aspirated and replaced with 1 mL of theodorant-OptiMEM solution. 3 hours after odor stimulation, odor media wasaspirated and 600 uL of buffer RLT (Qiagen) was added to each well.Cells were lysed with the Qiashredder Tissue and Cell Homogenizer(Qiagen) and RNA was purified using the RNEasy MiniPrep Kit (Qiagen)with the optional on-column DNAse step according to the manufacturer'sprotocol.

4. Pilot Scale Library Preparation and RNA-Seq

5 ug of total RNA per sample was reverse transcribed with Superscript IV(Thermo-Fisher) using a gene specific primer for the barcoded reportergene (OL003). The reaction conditions are as follows: annealing: [65° C.for 5 min, 0° C. for 1 min] extension: [52° C. for 60 min, 80° C. for 10min]0.10% of the cDNA library volumes were amplified for 5 cycles(OL004F and R) using HiFi Master Mix (Kapa Biosystems). The reaction andcycling conditions are optimized as follows: 95° C. for 3 minutes, 5cycles of 98° C. for 20 seconds, 59° C. for 15 seconds, and 72° C. for10 seconds, followed by an extension of 72° C. for 1 minute. The PCRproducts were purified using the DNA Clean & Concentrator kit (ZymoResearch) into 10 ul and 1 ul of each sample was amplified (OL005F andR) using the SYBR FAST qPCR Master mix (Kapa Biosystems) with a CFXConnect Thermocycler (Biorad) to determine the number of PCR cyclesnecessary for library amplification. The reaction and cycling conditionsare optimized as follows: 95° C. for 3 minutes, 40 cycles of 95° C. for3 seconds and 60° C. for 20 seconds. After qPCR, 5 ul of thepre-amplified cDNA libraries were amplified a second time at the samecycling conditions as the first amplification with the same primers usedfor qPCR for 4 cycles greater than the previously determined Cq. The PCRproducts were then gel isolated from a 1% agarose gel with the ZymocleanGel DNA Recovery Kit (Zymo Research). Library concentrations werequantified using a Tape Station 2200 (Agilent) and loaded equimolar ontoa Hi-Seq 3000 with a 20% PhiX spike-in and sequenced with customprimers: Read 1 (OL003) and i7 Index (OL006).

5. OR Library Cloning

The backbone plasmid (all genetic elements except the OR and barcode)was created using isothermal assembly with the Gibson Assembly HifiMastermix (SGI-DNA). A short fragment was amplified with a primercontaining 15 random nucleotides to create the barcode sequence (OL007Fand R) using HiFi Master Mix. The reaction and cycling conditions areoptimized as follows: 95° C. for 3 minutes, 35 cycles of 98° C. for 20seconds, 60° C. for 15 seconds, and 72° C. for 20 seconds, followed byan extension of 72° C. for 1 minute. The amplicon and the backboneplasmid were digested with restriction enzymes MluI and AgeI (NewEngland Biolabs) and ligated together with T4 DNA ligase (New EnglandBiolabs). DH5α E. coli competent cells (New England Biolabs) weretransformed directly into liquid culture with antibiotic to maintain thediversity of the barcode library.

OR genes were amplified individually with primers (OL008) addinghomology to the barcoded backbone plasmid using HiFi Master Mix. Thereaction and cycling conditions are optimized as follows: 95° C. for 3minutes, 35 cycles of 98° C. for 20 seconds, 61° C. for 15 seconds, and72° C. for 30 seconds, followed by an extension of 72° C. for 1 minute.The amplified ORs were purified with DNA Clean and Concentrator andpooled together. The barcoded backbone plasmid was digested with NdeIand SbfI and the OR amplicon pool was cloned into it using isothermalassembly with the Gibson Assembly Hifi Mastermix. DH5α E. coli competentcells were transformed with the assembly and antibiotic resistant cloneswere picked and grown up in 96-well plates overnight. The plasmid DNAwas prepped with the Zyppy −96 Plasmid Miniprep Kit (Zymo Research).Plasmids were Sanger sequenced (OL109-111) both to associate the barcodewith the reporter gene and identify error-free ORs.

6. OR Library Genomic Integration

HEK293T cells and HEK293T derived cells were seeded at a density of 350k cells/well in a 6-well plate in 2 ml DMEM. 24 hours after seeding,cells were transfected with plasmids encoding receptor/reportertransposon and the Super PiggyBac Transposase (Systems Bioscience)according to the manufacturer's instructions. 1 ug of transposon DNA and200 ng of transposase DNA were transfected per well with Lipofectamine3000. 3 days after transfection cells were passaged 1:10 into a 6-wellplate and one day after passaging 8 ug/ml blasticidin were added to thecells. Cells were grown with selection for 7-10 days. The OR library wastransposed individually and pooled together at equal cell numbers.

7. Accessory Factor Cell Line Generation

HEK293T derived cells were transposed with plasmids encoding theaccessory factor genes RTP1S, RTP2, Gα olf (Gene ID: 2774), and Ric8b(Gene ID: 237422) inducibly driven by the Tet-On promoter pooledequimolar according to the transposition protocol in the OR LibraryIntegration section. Cells were selected with 2 ug/ml puromycin (ThermoFisher). After selection, cells were seeded in a 96-well plate at adensity of 0.5 cells/well. Wells were examined for single colonies after3 days and expanded to 24-well plates after 7 days. Clones were screenedfor accessory factor expression by screening them for robust activationof Olfr62 and OR7D4 with a transient luciferase assay (FIG. 11). Theclone with the highest fold activation for both receptors and no salientgrowth defects was established for the multiplexed screen.

8. Transposon Copy Number Verification

gDNA was purified from cells transposed with the OR reporter vector andfrom cells containing the single copy landing pad with the Quick-gDNAMiniprep kit. 50 ng of gDNA was amplified with primers annealing to theregions of the exogenous DNA from each sample using the SYBR FAST qPCRMaster Mix (Kapa Biosystems) on a CFX Connect Thermocycler using themanufacturer's protocol. The reaction and cycling conditions areoptimized as follows: 95° C. for 3 minutes, 40 cycles of 95° C. for 3seconds and 60° C. for 20 seconds. Cq values for the transposed ORs werenormalized to the single copy landing pad to determine copy number.

9. Lentiviral Transduction

Lentiviral vector was produced by transient transfection of 293T cellswith lentiviral transfer plasmid, pCMVAR8.91 and pCAGGS-VSV-G usingMirus TransIT-293. HEK293T cells were transduced to express the m2rtTAtranscription factor (Tet-On) at 50% confluency and seeded one day priorto transduction. Clones were isolated by seeding cells in a 96-wellplate at a density of 0.5 cells/well. Wells were examined for singlecolonies after 7 days and expanded to 24 well plates. Clones wereassessed for m2rtTA expression by screening for robust activation ofMOR42-3 (Gene ID: 257926) with a transient luciferase assay.

10. High-Throughput Odorant Screening

The OR library cell line was thawed from a liquid nitrogen frozen stockinto a T-225 flask (Corning) three days before seeding into a 96-wellplate for screening. The library was seeded at 6,666 cells per well in100 ul of DMEM. 24 hours later a working concentration of 1 ug/ml ofdoxycycline in DMEM was added to the wells. 24 hours after induction,the media was removed from each plate and replaced with 25 ul of odorantdiluted in OptiMEM. Each odor was added at three differentconcentrations (10 uM, 100 uM, 1 mM) in triplicate with the same amountof final DMSO (1%). Each plate contained two control odorants at a threeconcentration (10 uM, 100 uM, 1 mM) in triplicate and three wellscontaining 1% DMSO dissolved in media. The library was incubated withodorants for three hours in a cell culture incubator with the lidsremoved.

After odor incubation, media was pipetted out of the plates and cellswere lysed by adding 25 uL of ice-cold Cells-to-cDNA II Lysis Buffer(Thermo Fisher) and pipetting up and down to homogenize and lyse cells.The lysate was then heated to 75° C. for 15 minutes and flash frozenwith liquid nitrogen and kept at −80 C until further processing. Then0.5 uL DNase I (New England Biolabs) was added to lysate, and incubatedat 37° C. for 15 minutes. To anneal the RT primer, 5 ul of lysate fromeach well was combined with 2.5 ul of 10 mM dNTPs (New EnglandBiosciences), 1 ul of 2 uM gene specific RT primer (OL003), and 1.5 ulof H2O. The reaction was heated to 65° C. for 5 min and cooled back downto 0° C. After annealing, 1 ul of M-MuLV Reverse Transcriptase(Enzymatics), 1 ul of buffer, and 0.25 ul of RNase Inhibitor(Enzymatics) were added to each reaction. Reactions were incubated at42° C. for 60 min and the RT enzyme was heat inactivated at 85° C. for10 min.

For each batch, qPCR was performed on a few wells (OL005F and OL013)with SYBR FAST qPCR Mastermix to determine the number of cyclesnecessary for PCR based library preparation. The reaction and cyclingconditions are optimized as follows: 95° C. for 3 minutes, 40 cycles of95° C. for 3 seconds and 60° C. for 20 seconds. After qPCR, 5 ul of eachRT reaction was combined with 0.4 ul of 10 uM primers containingsequencing adaptors (OL005F and OL013), 10 ul of NEB-Next Q5 Mastermix(New England Biosciences) and 4.2 ul H2O, the PCR was carried outaccording to the manufacturer's protocol. The forward primer containsthe P7 adaptor sequence and an index identifying the well in the assayand the reverse primer contains the P5 adaptor sequence and an indexidentifying the plate in the assay. PCR products were pooled together byplate and purified with the DNA Clean and Concentrator Kit. Libraryconcentrations were quantified using a Tape Station 2200 and a Qubit(Thermo Fisher). The libraries were sequenced with two index reads and asingle end 75-bp read on a NextSeq 500 in high-output mode (Illumina).

11. Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Data

Samples were identified via indexing by their PCR indexes adaptersunique for each well (5′ end) and unique for each plate (3′ end). Thewell barcodes followed the 7 bp indexing scheme in (Illumina SequencingLibrary Preparation for Highly Multiplexed Target Capture and SequencingMatthias Meyer, Martin Kircher, Cold Spring Harb Protoc; 2010;doi:10.1101/pdb.prot5448). The plate indexing scheme followed theIllumina indexing scheme. Sequencing data was demultiplexed and 15 bpbarcode sequences were counted with only exact matches by custom pythonand bash scripts.

12. Statistical Methods for Calling Hits

Count data was then analyzed using the differential expression packageEdgeR. To filter out ORs with low representation, we set a cutoff thatan OR had to contain at least 0.5% of the reads from more than 399 ofthe 1954 test samples. This filtered out 3 of 42 ORs which wereunderrepresented in the cell library (MOR172-1, MOR176-1 and MOR181-1).Normalization factors were determined using the EdgeR package functioncalcNormFactors, and glmFit was used with the dispersion set to thetagwise dispersion since only 40 ORs were present in the library andtrended dispersion values did fit the data well. By fitting ageneralized linear model to the count data to determine if odorantsstimulated specific ORs, we were able to determine both the meanactivation for each OR-odorant interaction and the p-value. We thencorrected this p-value for multiple hypothesis testing using the builtin p.adjust function with the Benjamini & Hochberg correction yielding aFalse Discovery Rate (FDR). We set a conservative cutoff of 1% todetermine interacting odorant-OR pairs. For each interaction between anodorant and an OR, we further required that an OR-odorant interactionwas beyond the cutoff in two different concentrations of odorant or injust the 1000 uM concentration.

13. Molecular Autoencoder

We used an autoencoder as described in Gómez-Bombarelli et al. tovisualize OR-chemical interactions in the context of chemical space.Following the authors advice, we used a reimplementation of autoencoderas the original implementation requires a defunct Python package. Thismodel comes pre-trained to a validation accuracy of 0.99 on the entireChEMBL 23 database with the exception of molecules whose SMILES arelonger than 120 characters. We used this pretrained model to generatethe latent representations of both our 168 chemicals (for which we couldfind SMILES representations) and 250,000 randomly sampled chemicals fromChEMBL 23. We then used scikit-learn to perform principal componentanalysis to project the resulting matrix onto two dimensions.

Example 3—ADRB2 Variant Screen

Overview of creation and functional assessment of the mutant library. Wesynthesize the mutant sequences on oligonucleotide microarrays, howeverthe length limit for each oligo is ˜230 nt and ADRB2 is ˜1200 nt long.To cover the length of the protein we had to segment it into 8 parts,synthesize each mutant eighth and clone into a separate backgroundvectors. When amplifying and cloning the variant segment, we attached a15 nt random barcode to each sequence. Upon cloning, we mapped eachbarcode to each variant with next-gen sequencing. Afterwards, we clonedin the remainder of the protein and translocated the barcode to the 3′UTR of a cyclic AMP Response Element (CRE) reporter gene that expressesupon Gs signaling. From there, we integrated the library at a definedgenomic locus in AADRB2 HEK293T cells at single copy per cell (essentialto prevent crosstalk between mutants in the multiplexed assay) usingserine recombinase technology. After integration, we stimulated thelibrary cell line with various isoproterenol concentrations andperformed RNA-seq on the barcode sequences. The relative abundance ofeach barcode can be inferred as the relative activity of each B2 variantafter normalization for representation. This is shown in FIG. 21.

In FIG. 22, we show the the distributions activity relative to themedian wild-type signal for both frameshifts (a common error mode ofoligonucleotide microarray synthesis) and our single mutant libraryacross two biological replicates. To build our variant distribution, weaverage the measurements of every barcode associated with a givenvariant. To build the frameshift distribution, we average themeasurements of every barcode associated with an indel at a particularcodon (excluding the C-terminus). As expected, frameshifts have a moredeleterious effect than the average missense mutation. We also see thatat high Isoproterenol concentrations, a higher proportion of ourmissense mutations approach wild-type levels of activity.

In FIG. 23 we show the variant activity landscape for β2 at 0.625 uMIsoproterenol. The mutational landscape reveals general trends of β2structure and function. For example, we see that transmembrane domainsare more sensitive to proline and charged residue substitutions than thetermini or intracellular loop 3 (mutational tolerance is the averageeffect of all mutations). We also see that the effects of frameshiftsare greatly diminished in the C-terminus. We see mutational data iscorrelated with EV mutation Score and we can also see how rare variantsaffect function from GNOMAD data.

In FIG. 24 we show the comparison between missense variants assayedindividually with a luciferase reporter compared to the multiplexedsequencing approach. Mutant activity relative to WT is mostlyrecapitulated. The multiplexed assay can distinguish between completelydead mutants and partially deleterious mutants over the range ofisoproterenol stimulation.

We looked at the mutational tolerance (avg. of all substitutions) of theligand binding pocket of β2 as annotated from Ring et al.'s contact mapof Hydroxybenzyl Isoproterenol with the receptor. In our assay, westimulated solely with isoproterenol, and we see that mutations to theresidues interacting with isoproterenol are significantly less tolerantto mutation relative to residues interacting with the hydroxybenzyltail. This is shown in FIG. 25.

We also found that that simple algorithms such as k-means clusteringcould group our data into distinct classes that map onto the structureof β2 in a functionally relevant manner. In this specific example, wegrouped the amino acid mutations together into functional classes andaveraged their signal. Importantly, we did not provide any spatialinformation to the algorithm. We believe that future deep mutationalscans could be a powerful method to investigate protein structure. Thisis shown in FIG. 26.

All of the methods disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executedwithout undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure. Whilethe compositions and methods of this invention have been described interms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of skill inthe art that variations may be applied to the methods and in the stepsor in the sequence of steps of the method described herein withoutdeparting from the concept, spirit and scope of the invention. Morespecifically, it will be apparent that certain agents which are bothchemically and physiologically related may be substituted for the agentsdescribed herein while the same or similar results would be achieved.All such similar substitutes and modifications apparent to those skilledin the art are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and concept of theinvention as defined by the appended claims.

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The following references and the publications referred to throughout thespecification, to the extent that they provide exemplary procedural orother details supplementary to those set forth herein, are specificallyincorporated herein by reference.

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1-114. (canceled)
 115. A mammalian cell comprising: a) a nucleic acidencoding a heterologous receptor operatively coupled to an induciblepromoter; and b) a nucleic acid comprising the inducible reportercomprising a receptor-responsive element, wherein the expression of thereporter is dependent on the activation of the activity of the receptorencoded by the heterologous receptor, and wherein the reporter comprisesa barcode comprising an index region that is unique to the heterologousreceptor.
 116. The mammalian cell of claim 115, wherein the induciblepromoter comprises a reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator(rtTA).
 117. The mammalian cell of claim 115, wherein the heterologousreceptor or the inducible reporter is integrated into the mammaliancell's genome.
 118. The mammalian cell of claim 117, wherein theintegration is into a safe harbor locus.
 119. The mammalian cell ofclaim 118, wherein the integration is into the H11 safe harbor locus.120. The mammalian cell of claim 115, wherein the heterologous receptorand the inducible reporter are integrated into the mammalian cell'sgenome.
 121. The mammalian cell of claim 120, wherein the integration isinto a safe harbor locus.
 122. The mammalian cell of claim 121, whereinthe integration is into the H11 safe harbor locus.
 123. The mammaliancell of claim 120, wherein a single copy of the heterologous receptor ora single copy of the inducible reporter is incorporated into themammalian cell's genome.
 124. The mammalian cell of claim 123, whereinthe single copy of the heterologous receptor or the single copy of theinducible reported is incorporated into the mammalian cell's genomeusing a Bxb1 attp recombinase site.
 125. The mammalian cell of claim115, wherein the barcode and/or index region comprises at least 10nucleotides.
 126. The mammalian cell of claim 115, wherein theheterologous receptor is flanked at the 5′ and 3′ ends by insulatorsequences.
 127. The mammalian cell of claim 115, wherein the reporter isflanked at the 5′ and 3′ ends by insulator sequences.
 128. A nucleicacid comprising a) a heterologous receptor gene operatively coupled toan inducible promoter; and b) an inducible reporter gene comprising areceptor-responsive element, wherein the expression of the reporter geneis dependent on the activation of the activity of the receptor encodedby the heterologous receptor gene, and wherein the reporter comprises abarcode comprising an index region that is unique to the heterologousreceptor.
 129. The nucleic acid of claim 128, wherein the induciblepromoter gene comprises a reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator(rtTA).
 130. The nucleic acid of claim 128, wherein the nucleic acidfurther comprises a recombination site.
 131. The nucleic acid of claim130, wherein the recombination site is a Bxb1 attp recombination site.132. The nucleic acid of claim 128, wherein the barcode and/or indexregion comprises at least 10 nucleotides.
 133. The nucleic acid of claim128, wherein the heterologous receptor gene is flanked at the 5′ and 3′ends by insulator sequences.
 134. The nucleic acid of claim 128, whereinthe reporter is flanked at the 5′ and 3′ ends by insulator sequences.